With the Tribunal Reforms Ordinance of 2021, Appellate Boards for IP matters have been replaced by High Court

The President of India has promulgated the Tribunals Reforms (Rationalisation and Conditions of Service) Ordinance, 2021 on 04 April 2021 (“Ordinance”). The Ordinance has been brought to effect immediately.

In the context of Intellectual Property Laws, the present Ordinance has omitted references to “the Appellate Board” and substituted the same with the words “High Court” as applicable under the following statues:

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Supreme Court stays operation of judgment by the Delhi High Court, which struck down section 24(5) of PPVFRA

Supreme Court of India has stayed operation of the Delhi High Court judgment, which struck down section 24(5) of the Protection of Plant Varieties & Farmers’ Rights Act [#PPVFRA], till the next hearing. Continue reading “Supreme Court stays operation of judgment by the Delhi High Court, which struck down section 24(5) of PPVFRA”