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? Through various case laws, the scope of publicity rights has been expanded by the Indian judiciary.

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Branding Branding Brands Personality Rights 98

SpicyIP

JANUARY 2, 2022

Google argued that even when the keyword is a trademark, it is never used in a ‘trademark sense’, thereby the invisible use of trademarks, as keyword, failing to meet the threshold to constitute infringement. The significance of the report and its issues have been extensively covered on the blog here.

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IP Intellectual Property Copyright Trademark 143

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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IP Copyright Trademark Intellectual Property 124

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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Personality Rights Privacy Social Media Intellectual Property 92

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

JANUARY 22, 2024

These affected rights encompass personality rights, representing a distinctive form of intellectual property that transcends mere financial considerations. Personality rights, being non-inheritable and non-assignable, highlight the personal and non-transferable essence of this form of intellectual property.

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Intellectual Property Registration Trademark Personality Rights 98

IPilogue

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

The Cowichan could have had a stronger claim against Ralph Lauren, given that they had already turned their minds to protecting their intellectual property through trademark law. In 2009, the Belgian Court of Appeal was tasked with deciding whether a tattoo could be granted ownership under Belgian copyright law in JDH v JM.

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Ownership Intellectual Property Artwork Copyright Law 102

SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

When it discusses whether the suit contemplates any urgent interim relief, the Court, at two places in the judgement, borrows language and factors from Trademark law to justify the need for urgent interim relief in a suit involving Copyright infringement. Copyright in fictional characters has been extensively discussed in the blog.

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Copyright Intellectual Property Copyright Infringement Trademark Law 59