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SpicyIP Weekly Review (July 10 – July 16)

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We also came across the Delhi High Court orders on the interplay between the Patents Act and the Competition Act, and on the inheritability of personality rights. The plaintiff further argued that he was the lawful successor to the personality rights of the late actor. Her area of interest lies in IP and corporate law.

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Part III: The Right to Publicity: 31 Years Since Madow’s Scathing Verdict, Yet……. The Show Must Go On?

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In the third part of his three part post on personality rights, Akshat discusses the real implications of granting broad personality rights to celebrities. Views expressed here are personal. Poster for the 2015 documentary titled “The True Cost” Image from here.