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275 Managing Intell. Prop. 10 (2018)
IPAB Back in Business (Almost)

handle is hein.journals/manintpr275 and id is 12 raw text is: IPAB back in business (almost) Karry Lai speaks to India's new Intelectual Property Appellate Board chairman Manmohan Singh to see what progress is being made after nearly two years at a standstill. Another interesting development in India is the potential reform of the controversial Form 27 After the retirement of Hon'ble Justice K N Basha on May 13 2016, Indias Intellectual Property Ap- pellate Board (IPAB) was almost non-functional for 19 months. The IPAB was operating with just one technical member for trade marks (Shri San- jeev Kumar Chaswal). This situation led to a large backlog ofcases. Writ petitions were filed in Delhi as well as in Chennai in order to fill the vacant seats and make the IPAB functional. This resulted in an expe- dited appointment of the chairman. On November 15 2017 the Department of Industry Policy and Promotion issued an office memorandum to fill various posts in the office of the IPAB. Hon'ble Justice (Retd) Manmohan Singh took on the role as the new chairman onjanuary 1 this year. IPAB was established in 2003 to hear and resolve appeals against the decisions ofthe registrar under the Indian Trademarks Act. In 2007, the Board's remit was expanded to include appeals of the decisions ofthe patent controller under the Patents Act. Singh shared with Managing lP that as of October 2017, the IPAB had 2,610 pending trade mark cases. Delhi had 931, Mumbai 730, Chennai 495, Kolkata 238 and Ahmedabad 216. There were a total of 546 pending patent cases as well as II cases pending on geographical indications. Clearing the backlog Some progress has been made on this since Singh came on board. From January 18 to March 28 this year, 349 cases were listed, 88 cases were disposed of while 15 case orders are re- served. Hundreds of appeals and rectifications were handled. 10 MANAGNGIP.COM MAY 21

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