The Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers' Rights Act, 2001
59. Transitional
provision.-
Notwithstanding
anything contained in this Act, till the establishment of the Tribunal under
section 54, the Intellectual Property Appellate Board established under section
83 of the Trade Marks Act, 1999 (47 of 1999) shall exercise the jurisdiction,
powers and authority conferred on the Tribunal under this Act subject to the
modification that in any Bench of such Intellectual Property Appellate Board
constituted for the purposes of this section, for the Technical Member referred
to in sub-section (2) of section 84 of the said Trade Marks Act, the Technical
Member shall be appointed under this Act and he shall be deemed to be the
Technical Member for constituting the Bench under the said sub-section (2) of
section 84 for the purposes of this Act.