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Beyond the Big Screen: The Legal Odyssey of Film Titles in India

IP and Legal Filings

V RGV Film Factory” [4] , the court rules that a movie title’s eligibility for trademark protection depends on its acquisition of secondary meanings and uniqueness. [5] Parag Sanghavi, 2015 SCC OnLine Del 11644 [4] Kanungo Media (P) Ltd. MK, An analysis on Protection of film titles under Trademark Law , Surana & Surana (Dec.

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The Interplay of Personality Rights and Freedom of Expression- the Jackie Shroff’s Case’

IP and Legal Filings

Certain sections like 2(qq) and 38, define a “performer” and specify whether a person’s personality falls under the definition of a performer, under which a performer’s right may be asserted, hence prohibiting the unapproved marketing of a performer’s work. Varsha Productions, 2015 SCC OnLine Mad 158. [7] Rajagopal v.

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (September 30-October 6)

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on 27 September, 2024 (Delhi District Court) The plaintiff sought an injunction against the defendant’s use of the trademark “VELOMAN,” claiming it is deceptively similar to their trademarks “VELO” and its variants. Other IP Developments LML alleges trademark infringement of their “Freedom” mark by Bajaj.

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Derivative works: the Adventures of Koons and Tintin in French copyright law

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Moulinsart, the Belgian company that holds the rights to Tintin, and the heir of the author, Hergé, holder of the moral rights, brought a copyright infringement case against Marabout. Since the 2015 judgment, the freedom of expression defence has been used in many copyright cases. The parody defence. by Tito Rendas. €

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IT’S THE COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT FOR ME: WHY CLAIMS AGAINST MEME CONTENT SHOULD NOT MATTER

JIPL Online

Trademark, another form of intellectual property, is threatened by genericide and derivative use because such uses may dispossess the rights holder of their entitlement. Keller, Recognizing the Derivative Works Right as a Moral Right: A Case Comparison and Proposal , 63 Case W. 8, 2015), [link].

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Does food flavouring constitute a “work”?

LexBlog IP

1) He made this request on grounds including trademark law and unfair competition law. Articles 4(1) and (3) concern the individual powers of the author on moral rights and article 12(2) concerns the transfer of intellectual rights (property and moral). dishes and seasonings) as works of IP. (1) Emphasis added.)

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The Modern Copyright Dilemma: Digital Content Ownership and Access

IP and Legal Filings

The connecting line of recognition of copyright can be drawn back to the ancient times, when Roman jurists like Gaius and Justinian discussed the concepts of incorporeal property, to the enlightenment era where philosophers such as John Locke and Immanuel Kant contributed to the aspects of intangible property (such as copyright, trademark, etc).