SpicyIP

JANUARY 2, 2022

The present case clarified that there is a distinction between cases directly arising from IPR issues and those arising from indirectly connected matters. 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.

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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

SpicyIP

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

I must admit, this review is very long overdue, mostly due to my own inability to stop diving into rabbit holes of thought and information based on the dozens of unique clashes and overlaps presented in the book. The 2nd edition presents a revised version, updated with the latest developments that have occurred in the last decade.

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Editing Intellectual Property Privacy IP 81

SpicyIP

JULY 19, 2021

In the event of assignment of rights, any person wishing to legally record a film would have to additionally obtain written permission from the author aside from the permissions already needed from the present copyright owner. Not obtaining the author’s consent might lead to heavy penalties. Other News from Around the World.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

APRIL 5, 2023

On appeal from an earlier order, the present ruling affirmed the Court of Venice’s competence to rule on the infringing conduct, i.e., the use of the work’s image to produce and distribute puzzles faithfully reproducing it by all the companies of the Ravensburger group. Nonetheless, this case is anything but balanced.

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Public Domain Copyright Law Artwork 98

SpicyIP

MAY 20, 2024

Raising some concerns with this finding, we are pleased to present to you this guest post by Dhruv Vatsyayan. Reckitt & Colman (Overseas) Hygiene vs Bhateshra Bechara Hirabhai on 13 May, 2024 (Delhi High Court) The plaintiffs filed the present suit against the defendant’s use of the marks ‘Airwick’ and “Airwoc’. Warner Bros.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 24, 2023

Other Posts Journey Through “Novembers” on SpicyIP (2005 – Present) Sift through the pages of November(s) posts on SpicyIP in another round of SpicyIP flashbacks by Lokesh. If the Expert Committee, so opines, any senior official may be contacted from CGPDTM, who may also be present before the Exert Committee for rendering assistance.

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 12, 2024

PART I] Synthetic Singers and Voice Theft: BomHC protects Arijit Singh’s Personality Rights In a first of its kind order in India, the BHC restrains AI platforms from using likeness of famous singer Arijit Singh, finding them to prima facie infringe his personality rights. Read on below to know more.

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Trademark Personality Rights Registration Business 104

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 70

SpicyIP

JULY 29, 2021

Typeface’ refers to the particular design of letters, numbers, marks and symbols. Applied to the present instance, no matter how artistically a letter is written, as long as the aesthetic embellishment cannot be separated from the functional aspect, i.e., the letter, i.e., the font is unprotectable.

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Copyright Artistic Work Copyright Law Law 126

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. Of note, in DRG Inc.

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43(B)log

AUGUST 9, 2024

2014: ECJ said that the court didn’t need to designate technical measures—could order an outcome prohibition; transmission entities have to effectively achieve site-blocking. Not bashing the country and its © system as such, but presenting the academic argument for room in global South to develop this notion, and Mexico specifically.

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Fair Use Moral Rights Law IP 59

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? The Court agreed, noting that trademark-specific disputes require swift intervention to prevent significant harm, thus, exempting the present matter from the mediation requirement.

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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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SpicyIP

JULY 10, 2024

In the present case, neither is the mark used in relation to the goods of the appellant nor in any manner takes undue advantage of association with the NBC like in circumstances illustrated above. In the present instance, the claim for infringement arises as the design of the NBC logo contains copyrighted content.

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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. Assistant Controller of Patents and Designs on January 31 and Galatea Ltd.

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