The Delhi High Court in a press release has informed about the creation of an Intellectual Property Division (IPD) to deal with all matters related to intellectual property rights (IPR).

IPD creation is in view of the fact that the Tribunals Reforms (Rationalisation and Conditions of Service) Ordinance, 2021 led to the abolition of various Boards/Appellate Tribunals (including Intellectual Property Appellate Board (IPAB)) which existed under different laws governing IPR. The creation of IPD in the Delhi High Court is a significant step which is in line with global practices in this regard and such IP Divisions or IP courts, which exclusively deal with IPR matters, already exist in UK, Japan, Malaysia, Thailand and China.

The decision was based on the recommendations of a committee which was created by Delhi High Court Chief Justice D N Patel and the panel comprises of Justice Prathiba M Singh and Justice Sanjeev Narula.

The office order issued by the Delhi High Court in this regard can be found here.