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.

IP 143

IP Intellectual Property Copyright Trademark 143

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.

Advertising 105

Advertising Advertising Non-Fungible Tokens Intellectual Property 105

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.

Social Media 105

Social Media Trademark Licensing Music 105

Intepat

MAY 16, 2023

Due to the extent of unlawful activity associated with the petitioner’s name and personality, the court granted a restraining order on 25 th November 2022 against various people and companies. What are Publicity Rights? Also, in Sourav Ganguly v. Tata Tea Ltd.

Branding 98

Branding Brands Branding Personality Rights 98

SpicyIP

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

I must admit, this review is very long overdue, mostly due to my own inability to stop diving into rabbit holes of thought and information based on the dozens of unique clashes and overlaps presented in the book. The 2nd edition presents a revised version, updated with the latest developments that have occurred in the last decade.

Editing 81

Editing Intellectual Property Privacy IP 81

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.

Trademark 45

Trademark Advertising Advertising Copyright 45

Kluwer Copyright Blog

APRIL 5, 2023

On appeal from an earlier order, the present ruling affirmed the Court of Venice’s competence to rule on the infringing conduct, i.e., the use of the work’s image to produce and distribute puzzles faithfully reproducing it by all the companies of the Ravensburger group. Nonetheless, this case is anything but balanced.

Public Domain 98

Public Domain Copyright Law Artwork 98

SpicyIP

DECEMBER 30, 2023

[Delhi High Court] On September 20, the Delhi High Court granted relief to film actor Anil Kapoor against the unauthorised use of his image, name, voice, and other traits of his persona for monetary gain, reinforcing his personality rights. Sarl a A Sarogi , where the Court affirmed the position on descendability of publicity rights.

IP 124

IP Copyright Trademark Intellectual Property 124

SpicyIP

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Marico had sought injunction on Alpinos advertisement alleging generic disparagement of oats. Delhi High Court Judges Included in Most Influential People in IP List: Revisiting their Judgments from a Critical Eye Justices Amit Bansal and Jyoti Singh of the Delhi HC feature on the British Media Platforms list.

IP 52

IP Trademark Registering Trademarks Personality Rights 52

SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

vs Acko General Insurance on 10 November, 2023 (Delhi High Court) The dispute pertains to the use of the plaintiff’s artistic work “Humanity” by the defendant in one of its advertisement hoardings. Considering that the defendant was using the mark for identical goods, and targets the same consumers, the court passed the present order.

Intellectual Property 59

Intellectual Property Journalism Patent Application Social Media 59

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.

Registration 52

Registration Trademark Copyright Registering Trademarks 52

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.

Personality Rights 92

Personality Rights Privacy Social Media Intellectual Property 92

IPilogue

JUNE 3, 2022

In fact, there exist several legal implications within Intellectual Property law (“IP”), such as the common law principle of personality rights. A personality right is a proprietary right to recreate one’s self-identity using a person’s name, likeness, image and personality.

Marketing 104

Marketing Marketing Personality Rights Intellectual Property Law 104

SpicyIP

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Look no further as we present to you the SpicyIP Weekly Review, highlighting the discussions that took place on the blog along with other IP news. Image Rights Alright—But Can They Trump Established Rights and Doctrines? Wondering what IP developments took place last week? Should They? Read the post by Prof.

Licensing 59

Licensing Trademark Intellectual Property IP 59

SpicyIP

JULY 10, 2024

In the present case, neither is the mark used in relation to the goods of the appellant nor in any manner takes undue advantage of association with the NBC like in circumstances illustrated above. In the present instance, the claim for infringement arises as the design of the NBC logo contains copyrighted content. & Ors.

Intellectual Property 49

Intellectual Property Registering Trademarks Copyright Infringement Trademark 49

SpicyIP

OCTOBER 1, 2023

In a “Jhakaas” (a slang for fantastic) news for the actor Anil Kapoor, Delhi High Court granted the actor an interim injunction against use/ misuse of his personality rights. Image from here Image Rights Alright—But Can They Trump Established Rights and Doctrines? But, ‘safety’ against what? Simply none.

Personality Rights 111

Personality Rights Non-Fungible Tokens Copyright Social Media 111