SpicyIP

DECEMBER 20, 2023

With further ado, here’s what I found in Novembers: Database Protection in India: Since Prof Basheer’s 2005 post about the inaccurate implication of the theft of data as copyright infringement, to 2023, not much seems to have changed. Speaking of late movie stars, one may wonder about the posthumous enforcement of celebrity rights.

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Personality Rights IP Licensing Copyright 59

SpicyIP

JANUARY 2, 2022

Previously , the right had been discussed in the context of individual’s names appearing in judgments. The Kerala High Court had recognised a petitioner’s right to privacy and reputation while seeking the removal of their name from judgments published on IndianKanoon. Meher Distilleries Pvt Ltd v. Merck Sharp and Dohme v.

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IP Intellectual Property Copyright Trademark 143

SpicyIP

DECEMBER 24, 2023

In this month’s edition, he looks into topics including the Plant Variety Registry, different tales of/ takes on personality rights, and multiple leaks of key documents and their contribution in law-making. The court held that puffery in advertisements is allowed as long as the assertions made are reasonable. and Ors. ,

Registration 52

Registration Trademark Copyright Registering Trademarks 52

SpicyIP

DECEMBER 30, 2023

HarperCollins Publishers India Pvt. Thus clarifying that copyright in the screenplay exists independently of the copyright in the film. Based on the above reasoning, the Court refused to grant an injunction against the novelization of Nayak’s screenplay by Harper Collins Publishers India Pvt. RDB and Co. the licensee.

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IP Copyright Trademark Intellectual Property 124

IP and Legal Filings

DECEMBER 6, 2023

The first part of this article explained the meaning of publicity rights and delved into the facet of legal recognition of publicity rights in jurisdictions other than India. In this second part of the article, we shall exclusively understand the legal position of publicity rights in India. State of T.N., InRaja Pocket Books v.

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Privacy Intellectual Property Law Intellectual Property Advertising 100

SpicyIP

JULY 10, 2024

In light of the ongoing dispute between the makers of the motion picture “Main Ladega” and the National Boxing Championship over the alleged use of the latter’s logo in the film, SpicyIP intern Sumedh Gadham discusses whether such use would amount to trademark or copyright infringement. & Ors.

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Intellectual Property Registering Trademarks Copyright Infringement Trademark 49