SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

The top two entries will be awarded with some cash prizes and also with a chance to be published on the blog! The unauthorized commercial exploitation of Late Ratan Tatas name and image was also recognized as a violation of personality rights. vs Dr. Rajat Shrivastava & Ors.

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IPilogue

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

These events point to two prevalent issues within the current legal framework: First, that current intellectual property laws do not properly acknowledge collective ownership over shared culture within Indigenous communities and second, whether tattoo designs have the potential to be protected through copyright laws. Going Forward.

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Nelligan Law

MARCH 25, 2025

Behind that success was a masterclass in intellectual property. He also understood the power of his own story, safeguarding his image through personality rights and exercising control over how his likeness was used. More than 100 million units were sold worldwide. That control extended to film and television as well.

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IPilogue

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School, enrolled in Professor David Vaver’s 2021-2022 Intellectual Property Law & Technology Intensive Program. As part of the course requirements, students were asked to write a blog on a topic of their choice. Shayna Jan is a 3L J.D. It’s no secret that memes have taken the internet by storm.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

Here are our summaries of the blog posts published last week along with the summaries of some interesting orders from different courts. Call for Papers: NLU Jodhpur’s Journal of Intellectual Property Studies Vol. Anything we are missing out on? Please drop a comment and let us know. Highlight of the Week HULM Entertainment v.

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Intepat

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Introduction Intellectual property laws are generally divided into industrial property and copyright. While copyright is distinct from other forms of intellectual property by focusing on personal rights, its primary role is to manage and protect knowledge.

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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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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? However, Indian law has indirect references for the protection of publicity rights.

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Garrigues Blog

JULY 11, 2022

The Supreme Court has again ruled on the protection of the personality rights of deceased celebrities. Analyzed in conjunction with the previous Dalí judgment, this new ruling may introduce some uncertainty as to the post mortem scope of protection of such rights. Garrigues Intellectual Property Department.

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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.

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SpicyIP

JULY 19, 2021

She highlights that the Court refused to afford post mortem protection to personality rights of the actor. Nishtha emphasises that in determining whether the deceased possessed personality rights enforceable by his heirs, the Court based its reasoning on the intertwining between privacy and publicity rights.

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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.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 2, 2022

The petitioner contented that Jayalalithaa’s personality rights and her family’s privacy rights should be protected and that the productions may be incorrect and misleading. Intellectual Property Appellate Board abolished through the Tribunals Reform Act, 2021. Top 10 Other IP Developments.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 10, 2025

Regarding personality rights and introducing a public interest test before granting protection to celebrities, Rebecca Cardoso, in this guest post, advocates for a balanced approach prioritizing protection against genuine harm instead of trivial grievances. Navigating Personality Rights Does Fame Have a Trade-Off?

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

One place I could trace this proposition to is Novenco Building & Industry vs Xero Energy Engineering Solutions , a case discussed by Samridhi previously in the blog. Copyright in fictional characters has been extensively discussed in the blog. Interestingly, they have also been subject to protection under personality rights.

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Garrigues Blog

JANUARY 21, 2025

Precisely this juxtaposition between the rights protecting freedom of expression and artistic creation and other personality rights such as honor, is the matter addressed by Supreme Court judgment no. Ricardo Lpez Alzaga Garrigues Intellectual Property Department La entrada Does satire have limits?

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Intepat

OCTOBER 28, 2024

However, this emerging digital marketplace presents intellectual property challenges that mirror—but also differ from—those found in the physical world. The issue involved in the case was whether the use of names and images of sportspersons to create digital player cards is a violation of their privacy and publicity rights.

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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.

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IP and Legal Filings

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Author: Sonakshi Pandey, A Student at Symbiosis Law School in case of any queries please contact/write back to us at support@ipandlegalfilings.com or IP & Legal Filing References Image Rights of Famous Persons Vis-à-Vis Right to Privacy : an Analysis under the Intellectual Property Laws in India and other Countries, 5.1

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SpicyIP

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

Here is our recap of last week’s top IP developments including summary of the posts on posthumous rights of artists, and book reviews of “Modern Law of Copyright in Singapore” and “Overlapping Intellectual Property Rights (2 nd Ed.). For more details, read their announcement on the blog.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 31, 2024

T Series And Another vs M/S Dreamline Reality Movies on 22 February [Punjab and Haryana High Court] The case concerned the adaptation of late Jaswinder Kaurs biography into a cinematographic film and deals with interplay of copyright with personality rights. The legislation has previously been extensively discussed on the blog.

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