Supreme Court of India

The International Association for Protection of Intellectual Property (india Group) v. Union of India

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Bench L. Nageswara Rao, Hemant Gupta and S. Ravindra Bhat JJ.
Decided 12 February 2021

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In view of the above conclusions, this court holds that the applicant cannot be granted any relief.

Judgment, page 20

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Trademarks Act, 1999 – s.89A – Finance Act, 2017 – s.184 – Continuation of the incumbent Chairperson – Application for – Applicant sought directions for continuation of the incumbent Chairperson of the Intellectual Property Appellate Board (IPAB), till a new Chairperson is appointed – It was urged that s.89A inserted in the TM Act stipulates that after the commencement of the Finance Act, 2017, the term of office of appointments to the board would be governed by the provisions of s.184 – In terms of s.184 of the 2017 Act, the outer limit prescribed the age limit of the Chairperson of the…

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