India is a signatory to the World Trade Organization (WTO). One of the WTO Agreements among the member countries is the Agreement on Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) which came into force from 1st January 1995. The obligations under the TRIPS agreement relate to provision of minimum standards of protection for the intellectuals property within the member countries. The agreement provides for norms and standards in respect of PATENTS, TRADEMARKS, COPYRIGHTS, INDUSTRIAL DESIGN & GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS. In India, the IPR is governed under The Patents Act 1970,Trade Marks Act 1999, Copy Rights Act 1957, Geographical indications (Registration & protection) Act 1999, The designs Act 2000. In order to protect IPR rights, we do the following :