IP and Legal Filings

MAY 17, 2024

The development of Artificial Intelligence, from being able to create edited photos to now generating deepfake videos that cannot be distinguished from real videos, has created an imminent threat to intellectual property rights and personality rights specifically. and includes both commercial and non-commercial aspects.

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 2, 2024

Explaining why and how such seemingly innocuous posts infringe on the shooter’s personality rights, we are pleased to bring to our readers this post by SpicyIP intern Tejas Misra. Image from here Manu Bhaker’s Olympics Victory: Do Brands Violate Publicity Rights by Putting out Congratulatory Posts?

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IP and Legal Filings

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

Publicity rights have attracted considerable recognition in the field of intellectual property rights. Merely put, it is an individual’s right to handle the commercial use of their name, image, individuality and personal brand. Hence Cristiano Ronaldo’s Publicity rights were bagged by Mint Media for 6 years.

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IP and Legal Filings

APRIL 19, 2023

Introduction Personality rights refer to a person’s ability to safeguard his or her identity in the context of a property or privacy right. Celebrities value these rights since their names, images, or even voices may be inappropriately used in commercials by various businesses to increase sales. Puttaswamy v.

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IP and Legal Filings

AUGUST 26, 2024

Recently, Bollywood Director Karan Johar [1] filed a case against the makers of “Shaadi Ke Director Karan Aur Johar” for using his name in the title of their movie without permission, this lawsuit has sparked again the debate relating to personality rights in India. Topps Chewing Gum Inc. [2] Rajagopal v.

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Intepat

MAY 16, 2023

What are Publicity Rights? Publicity rights or personality rights are rights of an individual to control the commercial usage of their identities, such as name, image, voice, and any similar characteristics. In Shivaji Rao Gaikwad v. However, for the purpose of public education, the characteristics may be used.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Background Ferrari used the Testa Rossa brand for a front-engine race car in the 1950s. For decades, the applicant has been in trade mark disputes with car manufacturers, particularly over licensing claims due to the reproduction of the car manufacturers brands on model cars.

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