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ARTICLE · 01 SEPTEMBER 2021

Analysing The Parliamentary Committee's Recommendations On IPAB

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The Central Government established the Intellectual Property Appellate Board (IPAB) on the 15th of September 2003.

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The Central Government established the Intellectual Property Appellate Board (IPAB) on the 15th of September 2003. The Board was constituted exclusively for hearing appeals related to the registrar's decisions as per the Trade Marks Act, 1999, Geographical Indications of Goods Act (Registration and Protection), 1999, Patents Act, 1970 and the Copyright Act, 1957. The Board consisted of individuals with expertise in the realm of Intellectual Property Rights and was established with an intention to adjudicate IP related matters effectively. The IPAB has been accredited for delivering several landmark judgements. However, owing to structural issues which impeded the overall functioning and retarded the rate at which matters were dealt with, the IPAB was dissolved. On the 4th of April 2021, the Hon'ble President of India promogulated the Tribunals Reforms (Rationalisation and Conditions of Service) Ordinance, 2021. Under this Ordinance, several tribunals were dissolved,

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