Section 55:
Transitional provisions.
Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, till the establishment
of the Appellate Board under section 32, the Intellectual Property Appellate Board establishment under
section 83 of the Trade Marks Act, 1999 (47 of 1999) shall exercise the jurisdiction, powers and authority
conferred on the Appellate Board 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 Trade Marks Act, 1999, 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.