SN

Type / nature of office action

Average time for disposal

(working days)

1

Issuance of Acknowledgement Receipt on filing application

This includes following steps:

• Reception of documents in the Systems
• Reception of Fee instruments and verification
• Data Entry

One week

2

Examination of application. This includes following steps:

• Formal examination; and
• Reporting

Nine months

3

Issuance of Registration Certificate on compliance of all legal / codal requirements. This includes following steps:-

• Processing of reply / amendments
• Data entry
• Issuance of Registration Certificate

Two months

4

Accumulated time from Filing To Registration of copyright applied for

Eleven months

5

Miscellaneous requests where hearing is NOT required such as; 

• Request for issuance of certified copy
• Request for change of name, address, etc.
• Request for duplicate certificate
• Request for assignment / licence etc.

One month