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Landmark Trademark Battles: Shaping Brand Protection Globally and in India

IP and Legal Filings

It is this judgment that more or less laid the foundation of “trans-border reputation” in Indian trademark law. Whirlpool was able to claim rights over its trademark in this country, even though it didn’t have a physical presence here and did not have any registration at that time. 3d 983 (2015).

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Advent of AI Voice Generation and Threat to Personality Rights

IP and Legal Filings

There are no separate legal provisions for these rights and they have been included under the existing Intellectual Property laws. The concept of passing off under trademarks law was used to provide relief to the plaintiff. It is a common tort law aspect and can be used for unregistered trademarks.

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Traditional Tattoos on the Red Carpet: Continuing the Conversation of Collective Ownership

IPilogue

These events point to two prevalent issues within the current legal framework: First, that current intellectual property laws do not properly acknowledge collective ownership over shared culture within Indigenous communities and second, whether tattoo designs have the potential to be protected through copyright laws.

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Publicity Rights: An analysis of Amitabh Bachchan V. Rajat Nagi & Ors.

Intepat

For instance, famous Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan has registered his name “Shah Rukh Khan” and the initials “SRK” as a trademark to protect his publicity rights. Publicity Rights Under Indian IP Law In India, there is no direct statute that governs publicity rights in the intellectual property law regime.

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Make Your Mark On History: Connecting Tradenames To Landmark Events, People & Places

LexBlog IP

§ 1052(c) on registering marks concerning a living person without permission; this case has the possibility of altering trademark law significantly and allowing current events to be treated similarly to historic events from a trademark perspective. Japanese Trademark Law, Article 4(1)(viii). ” Id. (at

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WHAT, IN THE NAME OF GOD, …?: Intellectual Property Rights In Holy Names, Sacred Words, & Other Aspects of Creation

LexBlog IP

That question is “how have various countries’ intellectual property laws addressed efforts to copyright, trademark, or patent holy names, sacred words, or outputs of creation?” ” Welsh (2015) at 134. The Compendium specifically excludes works alleged to be created by a divine being.”

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Ambush Marketing in Major Sporting Events: Why Intellectual Property Protection Needs to Be Stronger

IP and Legal Filings

The Legal Gray Area: Does IP Law Fully Protect Against Ambush Marketing? Conclusion: Why IP Law Needs to Adapt to the Digital Age of Sports Marketing Ambush marketing strategy or technique is a significant challenge to the traditional understanding of intellectual property laws. Intl) Ltd. Arvee Enters. &