Intellectual property rights protect original creations such as inventions, artistic works, designs, and symbols. They give creators exclusive commercial rights over their works and discourage unlawful copying. The Copyright Act of 1957 protects literary works, dramatic works, musical works, artistic works, films, sound recordings, and certain other types of works. It gives copyright owners exclusive rights such as reproduction and adaptation of the work. The Trademark Act of 1999 provides for registration of trademarks in India. It establishes a registry to classify goods/services and register trademarks. A trademark cannot be registered if it is identical or confusingly similar to an earlier trademark for similar goods/services or violates other laws. Registered trademarks provide prima facie