Library IPR and Other Acts

 All library Science-related acts are mentioned here:

• 1709 - World Copyright Act

• 1852 - British Patent Law

• 1856 - Indian IPR Act

• 1867 - Press and Registration of Book Act

• 1902 - Imperial Library Act

• 1948 - Imperial Library (Change of Name) Act

• 1954 - Delivery of Book Act

• 1956 - Delivery of Book Act amended as "Delivery of Book & Newspaper Act"  

• 1957 - Indian Copyright Act

• 1970 - Patent Act

• 1976 - Revision Act

• 1999 - GI Tag Act and Trademark Act

• 2000 - Design Act, IT Bill/Act, Industrial Design Act, IT & Cyber Crime Act, Data Protection Act, Telecommunication Act

• 2002 - Freedom of Information Act

• 2005 - RTI Act

• 2009 - RTI Act included J&K

Other Bullet Points:

Trademark: 

The first Trade Marks Registration Act was enacted in 1875 in Great Britain.

Patent: 

Earliest System: The Venetian Statute of 1474 in the Republic of Venice is often cited as the first formal, systematic patent law, providing 10 year period of protection for new and inventive devices.

Later Landmark Act: The Statute of Monopolies

Passed: 1624

Country: England (Great Britain)

Copyright: 

The Statute of Anne was passed in 1710 in England (Great Britain)

Design: 

The First Designing and Printing of Linen Act was passed in 1787 in the United Kingdom