The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

The IPKat has received and is pleased to host the following contribution by Danish Katfriends Jakob Plesner Mathiasen and Thit Nymand Nisbeth (both Gorrissen Federspiel) on the interplay between AI, deepfakes, and personality rights in the form of image/publicity rights. The lights dim, and the film rolls. Think again.

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 4, 2024

Tejas Misra explains why and how these seemingly innocuous posts may infringe on the shooter’s personality rights. The plaintiff sent legal notices to the defendant but received no reply and thus filed the present suit and sought ad interim reliefs. Primestack Pte.

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IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

ABSTRACT There has been a dramatic increase in the commercial use of celebrity personalities by people not authorized to do so compared to the earlier times. Protecting personality rights has become a growing problem in India due to deepfakes, morphed pictures, etc. Interesting right? Puttaswamy v.

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SpicyIP

MAY 20, 2024

Raising some concerns with this finding, we are pleased to present to you this guest post by Dhruv Vatsyayan. Reckitt & Colman (Overseas) Hygiene vs Bhateshra Bechara Hirabhai on 13 May, 2024 (Delhi High Court) The plaintiffs filed the present suit against the defendant’s use of the marks ‘Airwick’ and “Airwoc’. Warner Bros.

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SpicyIP

JULY 19, 2021

In the event of assignment of rights, any person wishing to legally record a film would have to additionally obtain written permission from the author aside from the permissions already needed from the present copyright owner. Serious Comparative Advertising: Broadening the Definition. Thematic Highlights. Other Posts.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 2, 2022

The present case clarified that there is a distinction between cases directly arising from IPR issues and those arising from indirectly connected matters. The Court held that the use of the Google Ads program undisputedly qualifies as advertising, which falls under Indian trademark law. Merck Sharp and Dohme v.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 24, 2023

Other Posts Journey Through “Novembers” on SpicyIP (2005 – Present) Sift through the pages of November(s) posts on SpicyIP in another round of SpicyIP flashbacks by Lokesh. If the Expert Committee, so opines, any senior official may be contacted from CGPDTM, who may also be present before the Exert Committee for rendering assistance.

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