[This post is authored by Md. Sabeeh Ahmad. Sabeeh is an Advocate and is a law graduate from AMU, Aligarh. His previous posts can be accessed here.]
The Calcutta High Court has on October 8, 2024, notified the new roster of judges. Most noticeably and for the interest of our readers, the Cal HC has also notified the roster for the newly formed Intellectual Property Rights Appellate Division and Intellectual Property Rights Division with effect from November 4, 2024. Readers will recall that the Cal HC had recently published the IPR Division rules. Praharsh had also made a quick comparison of the rules here.
Praharsh, Pranav, Swaraj, and Malobika had also submitted comments on the Draft of the IPR Division Rules (here).
Justice Soumen Sen and Justice Biswaroop Chowdhury will form the Division Bench and will look at all appeals and applications relating to Intellectual Property Rights Appellate Division as per the rules. Two single judge benches comprising Justice Ravi Krishan Kapur (for IPR matters 2020 onwards) and Justice Krishna Rao (for IPR matters upto 2019) have also been notified in the new roster.
The Delhi HC and Madras HC are the other two HCs with a dedicated IP Division and the Karnataka HC has already formed a sub-committee for the same.