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INDIAN TRIBUNALS • Can the IPAB grant stay?


INDIAN TRIBUNALS • Can the IPAB grant stay? • Can the IPAB grant injunction? • Can the IPAB grant injunction? • If so, in what kind of mat ers can it issue? • If so, in what kind of matters can it issue?


Section 95 of the Trademark Act 1999


Section 95 of the Trademark Act 1999


Conditions as to the making of interim orders are as follows.


Conditions as to the making of interim orders are as follows.


Notwithstanding anything contained in any other provisions of this act, or in any other law for the ime being in force, no interim order (whether by


Notwithstanding anything contained in any other provisions of this act, or in any other law for the t time being in force, no interim order (whether by


l be made on, or in any proceedings relating o, an appeal unless:


r reesspondent and the opportunity must be given before nting interim orders. Once these conditions are fied, we can hope for injunction, stay or any other manner only in relation to appeal matters and not in relation to revocation of patent or rectification of trademarks. Tis is because Section 95 deals only with appeals, similarly to the corresponding Section B of the Patents Act 1970 and Section 33 of the Geographical Indication Act 1999.


pondent and the opportunity must be given before g grraanting interim orders. Once these conditions are s saattiissfied, we can hope for injunction, stay or any other manner only in relation to appeal mat ers and not in relation to revocation of patent or rectification of trademarks. Tis is because Section 95 deals only with appeals, similarly to the corresponding Section 1 11177B of the Patents Act 1970 and Section 33 of the Geographical Indication Act 1999.


S Seeccttiion 95 is applicable only to appeals and e exxcclludesudes


way of injunction, or stay, or any other manner) T o e PAB wil


(a) Copies of the appeal and of all documents in support of the plea for an interim order e furnished to the party against whom the ppeal is made, or proposed to be made; and


(a) Copies of the appeal and of a l documents in support of the plea for an interim order a arre furnished to the party against whom the a appeal is made, or proposed to be made; and


(b) Opportunity is given to the party to be heard in the matter.


(b) Opportunity is given to the party to be heard in the mat er.


Plain reading of this section provides that the IPAB n issue a stay or injunction or any other manner


Plain reading of this section provides that the IPAB c caan issue a stay or injunction or any other manner by meeting certain conditions. IPAB can issue only the necessary documents on the


on 95 is applicable only to appeals and r reeccttiification/revocation


way of injunction, or stay, or any other manner) Teerreefforre I IPAB t teecchnical y does not have the wil ll be made on, or in any proceedings relating t to, an appeal unless:


fication/revocation proceedings. hnically does not have the


proceedings.


power to grant any kind of interim relief including of registration of trademarks or stay of patents. t is cha lenging now to ascertain the validity of y granted in rectification of trademarks and in ocation of patent ma ters. n


power to grant any kind of interim relief including s sttaayy of registration of trademarks or stay of patents. I It is challenging now to ascertain the validity of s sttaay granted in rectification of trademarks and in r reevvocation of patent matters. n


for Pravin Anand


Anand and Anand. He can be contacted at: pravin@anandandanand.com


ſter serving all the necessary documents on the can be contacted at: bharath@anandandanand.com


Pravin Anand is a managing partner of Anand and Anand. He can be contacted at: pravin@anandandanand.com


is a managing partner of


by meeting certain conditions. IPAB can issue only MS Bharath is a partner at Anand and Anand. He a aſter serving al


MS Bharath is a partner at Anand and Anand. He can be contacted at: bharath@anandandanand.com


Pravin Anand


has been a practising advocate


and patent


and trademark attorney since 1979. He has appeared in several landmark IP cases


and is chairman of the Indian IP Promotion Advisory Committee and president of International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI). Anand is a co-author of two volumes of Halsbury's Laws of India on IP.


the M.S. Bharath a member of is


the practice lead in the Chennai office. is


the Protection of


International Trademark Association (INTA), the International Association Intellectual Property


(AIPPI) and the Asian Patent Attorneys Association (APAA). His


practice areas


include IP litigation including writs, licensing and transactional IP; anti-counterfeiting, IP audits and due diligence, recordal of IP rights with customs and related proceedings.


He the


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