As per the Finance Bill 2017, Intellectual Appellate Board (IPAB) is to take over the functions of #Copyright Board. Current functional role of #IPAB covered Patent, Trademark and GI. The said Finance bill came with number of new legislations and faced severe criticism for not following the legislative procedure in India.
One such important amendment was in respect of Copyright Act, whereby Copright Board shall be dissolved. Adjudication of Copyright Dispute fell under the functions of Copyright Board, which was not functional from quite some time and faced judicial challenges for appointing members with lack of legal expertise.
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