IP and Legal Filings

MAY 17, 2024

There are no separate legal provisions for these rights and they have been included under the existing Intellectual Property laws. A very common way of marketing a product is to have it advertised and endorsed by celebrities that the public holds in good opinion. In Amitabh Bhachchan v.

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Selvam & Selvam Blog

MAY 28, 2024

In response to these threats, many popular personalities have started trademarking their names to protect their goodwill and reputation from being misused by technology. To be honest, under the current system, the scope of protection is limited.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

JANUARY 22, 2024

However, the prevalence of unauthorized use of renowned person names in advertisements has become a concern. Many companies exploit renowned person identities without obtaining proper consent, leading intellectual property experts to advocate for the safeguarding of image rights through registration under Intellectual Property laws.

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Intepat

MAY 16, 2023

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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IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Despite the judiciary’s efforts to address the concerns under current intellectual property laws like copyright and trademark, the absence of relevant and specific provisions for the protection of personality rights has started to pose a serious threat. Puttaswamy v. The Plaintiff also referenced Vanna White v.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

.” With respect to policy, the majority goes property-absolutist: “Because state property rights can facilitate market exchange, interpreting the § 230(e)(2) limitation to include state intellectual property laws tracks Congress’s pro-free-market goal.” I even agree with the latter point!)

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IP and Legal Filings

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Right To Publicity- A Constitutional Right The right of publicity stems from the right of privacy. But right to privacy only came to be recognised as a fundamental right in the year 2017 in the case of Justice K.S. Puttaswamy (retd.) Union of India and Ors. Nonetheless, in R. Rajagopal v. State of T.N., State of T.N., State of T.N.,

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