Intellectual property refers inventions, symbols, names, images, designs used in commerce and literary and artistic works.
International:
International Standards Organisation
http://www.iso.org
Worlds largest developer of standards with a network of national standards institutes from 146 countries working in partnership with international organizations, governments, industry, business and consumer representatives.
World Intellectual Property Organisation
http://www.wipo.int
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) as an international organization promotes and protects intellectual property encompassing science, technology and the arts.
Copyleft
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyleft
Copyleft offers the right to distribute free copies and modified versions of a work and requiring that the same rights be preserved in modified versions of the work.
India:
Bureau of Indian Standards
http://www.bis.org.in/
The web site for the Indian Standards Organisation
Intellectual Property Rights
www.ipindia.nic.in/
details regarding registration of design, trademark, patents, etc. Industrial designs are that are new or original can be protected.
Copyright Office
http://copyright.gov.in/
copyright ensures certain minimum safeguards of the rights of authors over their creations, thereby protecting and rewarding creativity - to creators of literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works and producers of cinematograph films and sound recordings