Following the ordinance abolishing the IPAB, we updated all relevant intellectual property statutes to reflect the amended provisions. We are hereby sharing the links to the amended statutes along with word and pdf versions of the Acts in accessible formats. You may read about the changes in different statutes in the series of posts we had carried earlier at the following links: Patents Act, Trade Marks Act, Copyrights Act, Plant Varieties Act, and Geographical Indications Act.
The list below provides links to different versions of the amended statutes in html, word and pdf formats:
1. THE PATENTS ACT
Web Version : Open the web version here
Word Version : Open the Word File here
PDF Version : Open the PDF File here
2. THE TRADE MARKS ACT
Web Version : Open the web version here
Word Version : Open the Word File here
PDF Version : Open the PDF File here
3. THE COPYRIGHT ACT
Web Version : Open the web version here
Word Version : Open the Word File here
PDF Version : Open the PDF File here
4. THE DESIGN ACT
Web Version : Open the web version here
Word Version : Open the Word File here
PDF Version : Open the PDF File here
5. THE GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATION OF GOODS (REGISTRATION & PROTECTION) ACT
Web Version : Open the web version here
Word Version : Open the Word File here
PDF Version : Open the PDF File here
6. THE BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY ACT
Web Version : Open the web version here
Word Version : Open the Word File here
PDF Version : Open the PDF File here
7. THE PROTECTION OF PLANT VARIETIES AND FARMERS’ RIGHTS ACT
Web Version : Open the web version here
Word Version : Open the Word File here
PDF Version : Open the PDF File here
The list below provides links to posts which talks about the section-wise changes brought to various acts by the Tribunals Reforms Ordinance 2021
1. THE PATENTS ACT
Access the amendments made to The Patents Act here
2. THE TRADE MARKS ACT
Access the amendments made to The Trade Marks Act here
We will provide amended and updated versions of different rules shortly.
Note: Updates provided by Mr. Sayyid Qutub from BananaIP Counsels.
