About Us

Intellectual Property Appellate Board has been constituted  by a Gazette notification of the Central Government in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry on 15th September 2003 to  hear appeals against the decisions of the Registrar under the Trade Marks Act, 1999  and the Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act, 1999. 

The Intellectual Property Appellate Board has  its headquarters at Chennai and shall have sittings at Chennai, Mumbai, Delhi , Kolkata and Ahmedabad.

Section 83 of The Trade Marks Act, 1999 (Act), provides for the establishment of an Appellate Board to be known as the Intellectual Property Appellate Board (IPAB).  The provisions relating to IPAB are contained in sections 83 to 100 of the above Act. The Intellectual Property Appellate Board  has been established by the Central Government with effect from 15th September, 2003 vide Government of India Gazette Notification No. S.O.1049(E) dated 15th September, 2003 with its office at Chennai.

In terms of the Notifications No.12/15/2006-IPR-III dated 2/4/2007 issued by the Ministry of Commerce & Industry, the provisions of the Patent Amendment Act, 2002 and the Patents Amendment Act, 2005, relating to the Intellectual Property Appellate Board have been brought into force. Thus, all the Appeals pending before the various High Courts, will stand transferred to the IPAB. Likewise, fresh Rectification Applications under the Patents Act, 1970, will have to be filed before the IPAB.