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IP and Legal Filings
JANUARY 31, 2024
Introduction Although there isn’t a clear legal definition of “privacy,” some legal experts define it as a human right that each and every person has simply by virtue of their existence. The right to privacy must, in other words, be evaluated case-by-case. In the 1962 Kharak Singh v.
IP and Legal Filings
APRIL 8, 2023
Introduction The media believes that it is their fundamental right to capture and publish all information about celebrities about matters of “public interest” or “public concern” that arise from the “Freedom of the Press” guaranteed by Article 19 of the Constitution.
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The IPKat
SEPTEMBER 19, 2022
In August, the Constitution and Human Rights Division of the High Court of Kenya issued a decision on the question of image rights and its relationship with privacy rights and data protection laws in Kenya. However, image rights in Kenya lean more towards a human rights protection regime as opposed to IP law/framework.
IP and Legal Filings
NOVEMBER 23, 2023
[iii] Provisions in Indians Laws Trademarks Act, 1999 does not make any exact provision for publicity rights, but its definition of ‘Marks’ contains names within its ambit. Going ahead in this fast-forwarding world, publicity rights concerning sports in India will develop and can reach a high of excellent dominance like European countries.
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.
SpicyIP
MAY 21, 2024
Comparing the approaches of the Courts vis a vis personality rights and the right to livelihood, we are pleased to bring to you this guest post by Aditya Bhargava. Comparing the approaches of the Courts vis a vis personality rights and the right to livelihood, we are pleased to bring to you this guest post by Aditya Bhargava.
SpicyIP
JANUARY 2, 2022
Continuing our annual tradition of recounting the significant developments that impacted the Indian IP landscape in the year that has been, we bring you a round-up of 2021’s developments. This year, we have divided these developments into three categories: a) Top 10 IP Judgments/Orders (Topicality/Impact).
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