Under section 2(fa) of the Copyright Act, 1957, "Commercial Court", for the purposes of any State, means:

The Tribunals Reforms Act, 2021 inserted section 2(fa), in place of the definition of "Appellate Board" (formerly s.2(aa)). Under it, "Commercial Court", for the purposes of any State, means a Commercial Court constituted under section 3, or the Commercial Division of a High Court constituted under section 4, of the Commercial Courts Act, 2015. This court now decides questions under section 6, disputes over assignments (section 19A), and compulsory and statutory licences (sections 31 to 32A).

The definition is tied to the Commercial Courts Act, so civil courts in general do not qualify. The Registrar notifies no special court. The Intellectual Property Appellate Board was abolished by the same 2021 Act.