IP and Legal Filings

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Protection of trademarks is important for the following reasons: Preservation of brand identity Prevention of customer confusion Business investment protection Fair Competition Innovation in branding Famous infringement cases within the areas of intellectual property underline complex legal issues and stakes involved. Dongre and Ors.

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Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 19, 2022

However, the Copilot version did not come with the LGPL license, a requirement of using code under that license, nor was there any indication that it was copied. GitHub made much of its name and brand due to open-source developers. The reason is that open-source code, by its nature, is going to be copied and reused.

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SpicyIP

MARCH 16, 2025

Plagiarism and PMLA: Taking a look at the EDs involvement in the Shankar- Tamilnandan Enthiran Copyright Saga MHC stays ED’s move to attach Shankar’s assets under PMLA in connection with the 15-year-old Robot copyright dispute with writer Arur Tamilnandan. The Court noted that defendant no.1 Living Media India Limited & Anr.

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IP and Legal Filings

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

For the same reason, several famous designers in India such as Anju Modi, Rohit Bal, Anita Dongre, and Masaba Gupta have legally protected their designs to avoid the creation of counterfeit apparel, copies, or knock-offs of their designs by unauthorized parties. Such technologies add to the uniqueness and image of a particular brand.

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IP and Legal Filings

JUNE 12, 2023

Since copying was for the purpose of criticism, it amounted to fair dealing and did not constitute infringement of the copyright. It has become a common to modify brand names, movie titles etc. Parody is often taken as a defence in trademark infringement suits. to create memes, satirical one-liners etc.,

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Kashishipr

AUGUST 17, 2022

Therefore, content creators and social media influencers must understand that their unique and creative content is easily accessible to millions of social media users and can be easily copied. Trademark Laws and regulations safeguard brand and business owners from two types of infringement, including the possibility of confusion and redress.

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IIPRD

JUNE 8, 2024

Fundamentals concerning this trend’s effects on consumer perceptions, intellectual property rights, and brand integrity are brought up. Although they provide more affordable options, knockoffs and counterfeiting present a problem for luxury brands and designers who want to safeguard their creative investments.

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IIPRD

JUNE 14, 2021

Right from the lanes of Delhi’s Sarojini Nagar, to the high-end fashion brands like Manish Malhotra and Sabyasachi, the people of the country have dynamic tastes and never-ending interests! A similar problem has been in existence since time immemorial and continues to act as a termite in the world of fashion.

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CopyrightsWorld

JULY 2, 2021

If you are an influencer or online educator, SocialProtect could have helped you prove proof of ownership in a court of law against a big brand that plagiarized your original content. If you are a blogger, BlogPassport could have protected your blog posts and helped you create more revenue from it. It’s not polite to steal.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 18, 2023

Safe in the knowledge that 24/7/365 wall-to-wall multi-media coverage would never be enough, Penguin Random House (PRH) reportedly paid a $20 million advance for Prince Harry to end all speculation, once and for all, in a brand new book. Plagiarism?

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43(B)log

AUGUST 11, 2022

Easiest way to make money was to make a film likely to succeed, and copying a successful foreign plot was a good way to do so. Around 2010, some studios started enforcing, e.g., Twentieth Century Fox sued over copying of plot of Phone Booth and was successful. In this case, certain gags had been copied from Knock on Wood.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 9, 2023

Revenue to share copy of its report filed earlier. In a follow up , it is reported that CDMX prosecutor’s office will not pursue criminal action in the case of Yasmín Esquivel and the plagiarized thesis. Case: Adani Wilmar Limited vs Baljit Agro Tech Pvt. & Anr on 4 January, 2023 (Delhi High Court). Sumit Bansal & Anr.

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