Delhi High Court creates Intellectual Property Division to deal with IP cases

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By Vijay Chauhan

The Delhi High Court, on 6th July 2021, announced the formation of an Intellectual Property division to deal exclusively with IP cases. This decision comes following The Tribunals Reforms (Rationalization and Conditions of Service) Ordinance, 2021, dated 4th April 2021, which scrapped the working of five tribunals in the country, including the Intellectual Property Appellate Board established in 2003. The power to deal with all the pending matters before the said Boards/Tribunals and fresh matters under these statutes have now been vested in the 

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High Courts. The decision was taken based on the recommendations of a committee that Chief Justice D N Patel instituted. The panel comprises Justices Prathiba M Singh and Sanjeev Narula, which has submitted its report regarding IPR and non-IPR subject statutes. “A Committee has already been constituted for framing of the `Delhi High Court Patent Rules’ which shall govern the procedures for adjudication of patent disputes before the Delhi High Court.”, the press release said. Such IP Divisions or IP Courts, which exclusively deal with IPR matters, already exist in UK, Japan, Malaysia, Thailand, China etc.

By Vijay Chauhan