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Stay of proceedings in an infringement suit and challenging validity of a registered trademark -
Can proceedings for rectification before the Intellectual Property Appellate Board be initiated without the permission of the Court trying the infringement suit? The Delhi High Court recently held that prior permission of the Court is not necessary. Access to IPAB to invoke its exclusive jurisdiction to test the invalidity of a trademark registration is not precluded or barred in any manner…
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