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19 September 2019CopyrightRanjan Narula

IP Appellate Board: Trouble at the IPAB

The purpose of establishing the Intellectual Property Appellate Board (IPAB) in 2003 was to provide an appellate forum to expeditiously adjudicate upon appeals from the orders or decisions of the registrar of trademarks and geographical indications as well as the controller of patents.

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