Document Personality Rights Trademark Law 
IP and Legal Filings
FEBRUARY 17, 2025
The internet era has lead to an increase of IP in the sports sphere, but has also lead to negative aspects such as cybersquatting, which although does not have a specific remedy, can be quashed using existing trademark law. The Indian law also provides extensive remedies against infringement and unauthorised usage.
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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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SpicyIP
FEBRUARY 6, 2025
To be clear, as per the existing case laws, earlier discussed by Samridhi and Shravya , pre-institution mediation under the Commercial Courts is mandatory unless one can show that their plaint and other documents contemplate an urgent interim relief . Interestingly, they have also been subject to protection under personality rights.
IP and Legal Filings
DECEMBER 6, 2023
Shekhar Kapoor,where the former lady dacoit Phoolan Devi had protested against her portrayal in the film “Bandit Queen”,ruled that the right to privacy must encompass and protect the personal intimacies of the home, family, marriage, motherhood, procreation, and child rearing, irrespective of whether the person is a public figure.
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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. The judgement was passed by Justice B. Nagarathna and Justice Sanjay Karol.
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