IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 27, 2025

In India, most notably videos of the popular TV personality Rajat Sharma were seen circulating online where he was seen spreading misinformation, damaging his reputation as a credible journalist. The journalist sought a permanent injunction, contending the wrongful use of AI infringed IP and personality rights.

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Copyright Lately

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Check out the full background on the case here , but on Monday, a Miami federal judge handed the 1980s rap group a significant legal win by affirming that copyright termination rights are a personal right, not a property right, and therefore aren’t extinguished by bankruptcy.

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IPilogue

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

The court ruled that the tattoo artist did in fact own the copyright in his tattoo design; however, he was limited by the personality rights of the person he tattooed. Notably, Belgian copyright law includes a statutory right to privacy , which includes the right to control your image.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 20, 2023

From Big-B Baritone to Anil Kapoor’s Jhakaas, the life of Personality rights : Since Shouvik’s 2010 post about Amitabh Bachhan’s concern over the use of his voice to sell Gutka (an addictive substance), we have come to a long way! Speaking of late movie stars, one may wonder about the posthumous enforcement of celebrity rights.

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 4, 2024

Tejas Misra explains why and how these seemingly innocuous posts may infringe on the shooter’s personality rights. However, to safeguard the interest of the respondent, the Court directed the appellant to place the copy of the GST invoices on the record within ten days of the sale.

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SpicyIP

MARCH 9, 2025

Case Summaries Abbott Healthcare Private Limited vs Vinsac Pharma on 17 February, 2025 (Delhi High Court) Abbott Healthcare sued two defendants for trademark and copyright infringement, claiming they deceptively copied its well-known LIMCEE Vitamin C tablets by selling LIMEECEE with similar packaging.

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IP and Legal Filings

APRIL 8, 2023

Furthermore, the Information Technology Act of 2000 makes it a crime to copy or transfer data from another person’s device without their permission. This recorded music is frequently sold at significantly lower prices than market rates, resulting in massive losses for music producers.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Part Two: This part is the core of this work as it lays out in chapters 3-9 many of the emerging issues in IP law such as the protection of plant varieties, traditional knowledge, TCEs, GR and GIs, personality rights, among others. The book analyzed the new Copyright Act 2022 and highlighted the novel provisions therein.

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IIPRD

AUGUST 11, 2023

IP ISSUES CREATED BY THE MANGA FAN BASE Due to the growing interest of the world inMangas several rights of a manga-ka are challenged. Donjinshiisa self-published fan bookthatuses the existing manga characters violating the personality rights of the characters as was established in the famous caseof V.T.

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Intepat

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

While copyright is distinct from other forms of intellectual property by focusing on personal rights, its primary role is to manage and protect knowledge. Argument by the parties Plaintiff The plaintiff contended that by printing scanned copies of their published books, Rameshwari Photocopy Service had infringed upon their copyright.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

AUGUST 7, 2023

An example would be an artist copying a previous painting and merely altering the colors to pass it off as a new creation. Thus, guided by the principle of equality, copyright operates as a spectrum of creativity, where the level of protection granted to a work corresponds to its level of originality. [2]

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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? For instance, in Titan Industries Ltd.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

So, there is no literal and non-literal copying of a work. The only thing that matters is what you have created, and we will protect you if others copy your creation. If someone invades your privacy, you can enforce your personality rights. Therefore, this is not about the content of the work, only how it was expressed.

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SpicyIP

MAY 20, 2024

The Court ruled that the defendants have tried to slavishly copy the plaintiffs’ trademark by adopting a visually, structurally and phonetically similar trademark. It’s alleged that the defendant’s deceptively similar mark is also used in its websites for their products which have attracted negative reviews and comments.

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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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Intepat

OCTOBER 28, 2024

The first sale doctrine, which allows the owner of a particular copy of a work, to either sell or dispose of that copy without the copyright owner’s consent, might apply differently in the case of NFTs. Hence, the smart contract cannot be used for licensing any copyright related works.

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SpicyIP

JUNE 17, 2024

Recognizing Karan Johar’s personality rights, the Bombay High Court grants an interim injunction to the director, restraining the release of the film “Shaadi ke Director Karan aur Johar”. Delhi High Court grants ex-parte ad interim injunction to Rajat Sharma and India TV, restrains use of “Baap ki Adalat” and “Jhandiya TV”.

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IP and Legal Filings

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Such performer’s right is an exclusive right subject to the provisions of The Copyright Act,1957 to make a sound recording or the visual recording of the performance, including reproduction of it in any material, issuance of copies of it to the public, communication of it to the public, selling or giving it on commercial rental or offer for sale or (..)

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SpicyIP

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

Voice Clones and Legal Tones: The Intersection of Artificial Intelligence and Posthumous Personality Rights Bringing the dead back from their grave? Md Sabeeh Ahmad shares his review of the book below. Council Of Architecture and Ors.

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