Scrapping of the IP tribunal: The good, the bad and the ugly

India Today TV spoke to several members of the legal fraternity on the government’s decision to scrap five tribunals in the country including the Intellectual Property Appellate Board. Here's what they had to say:

The central government last week, by way of an ordinance, scrapped the working of five tribunals in the country including the Intellectual Property Appellate Board established in 2003 to specifically deal with matters of intellectual property including copyright, trademarks, patents and geographical indications. India Today TV spoke to several members of the legal fraternity on the government’s decision, including two former judges of high courts who have served as the chairpersons of the IPAB in recent times. Interestingly, not only the two chiefs, but even lawyers who often deal with IP cases remain divided on whether this was a good move. We spoke to former Delhi High Court judge Justice Manmohan Singh, who was the last serving IPAB chairman, on his thoughts about the new government ordinance.