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All forms of IP protection including prosecution before the IPO and appeals are speeding up, and there is much debate about the need for a special IP court in India, says MS Bharath.

IP rights holders in India have been moving towards faster disposal of proceedings by opting for the shortest format possible, like with cricket, whether before the IP Appellate Board or via an expedited trial in a trademark or patent infringement proceeding before the Indian courts.

This article was published in World Intellectual Property Review 2013.

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