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Intellectual property Right (IPR) provides an exclusionary right that intent to exclude others from doing acts that are offered as a bundle of rights over creation of human mind. The Right to exclude others has a tremendous economic significance which impacts both the innovation and the access. Whereas, Competition law is an instrument to intervene in market and correct market failures. It primarily seeks to encourage competitors to compete against each other and thereby create an economically efficient free market access. The interplay between IPR and Competitional law derived some interesting aspects. IPR allows the holder to exercise his market power and competition law attacks unfair monopoly. However, there are common point between the two laws being that both of them effectual balance. Further, India being a member of the WTO, is under a commitment to structure the regime governing the connection between IPR and Competition law. Considering all these aspects, this research work intends to understand the common thread that exists between these two laws. This research work attempts to draw the relation between both the laws in the Indian Context and aims to provide an ample understanding of the Interplay between Intellectual Property law and Competition law in India.