Patents, designs, trademarks and geographical indications are administered by the Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trademarks which is under the control of the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, Ministry of Commerce and Industry. Copyright is under the charge of the Ministry of Human Resource Development. The Act on Layout-Design of Integrated Circuits is administered by the Ministry of Telecommunication and Information Technology. Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers’ Rights Authority, Ministry of Agriculture administers the Act on Plant variety.