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.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Here is our recap of last weeks top IP developments including summaries of the posts on formulation/composition claims and Section 3(d), Managing IPs Most Influential People in IP List, and Mdecins Sans Frontires (MSF) suit against Dharma Production. This and a lot more in this weeks SpicyIP Weekly Review.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

[Thanks to Aditi, Khushi and Sudhanshu for the case summaries] Here is our recap of last weeks top IP developments including summary of the posts on the ANI vs OpenAI copyright case, CGPDTMs office being moved to Delhi, and exemption under Section 107A of the Patents Act. This and a lot more in this weeks SpicyIP Weekly Review.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

According to Wanjiru, Machakos University infringed her intellectual property rights, image rights, right to privacy and human dignity by using her photograph (taken by the university during Wanjiru’s graduation) in advertising and marketing of the computer packages courses it offers.

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IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

IP can be acquired, inherited, traded, or purchased. IP can be considered to be the base of knowledge-based economy. It penetrates all sectors of the market and has been increasingly crucial in maintaining competitiveness. It penetrates all sectors of the market and has been increasingly crucial in maintaining competitiveness.

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IP and Legal Filings

APRIL 10, 2025

With the emergence of Intellectual Property as an important and relevant sector of law and awareness among people about securing and protecting the product of their intellect has resulted in the birth of several unique rights which can be protected and monetized under IP laws.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

If you find yourself traveling after traveling, whether for work or vacation like this Kat, who is writing from Japan this time, here is your weekly NTL post to stay in touch with IP developments. It has 24 chapters focusing on the relationship between IP rights and inclusivity. 3(1)(g) TMD2 to the CJEU.

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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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IIPRD

AUGUST 11, 2023

Afterward, the second world war did pose an interruption in the steady growth but in turn, it scaled the manga market to a whole new different level in 1947. 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. Napster, Inc., 4] Star India v.

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SpicyIP

MARCH 9, 2025

Keep up with the ever changing world of IP with SpicyIPs Weekly Review! It found no evidence to support the defendants claim as a permitted user and ruled that the plaintiffs registration and market presence established a prima facie case for the interim relief. This and much more in this weeks SpicyIP Weekly Review. Karan Johar v.

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SpicyIP

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Wondering what IP developments took place last week? 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. Lokesh discusses the case in this short tidbit post. Emami Ltd.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

JANUARY 22, 2024

Therefore, the need to safeguard one’s name becomes apparent, and Intellectual Property Rights offer a means to address this concern. These affected rights encompass personality rights, representing a distinctive form of intellectual property that transcends mere financial considerations.

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IP and Legal Filings

APRIL 8, 2023

This recorded music is frequently sold at significantly lower prices than market rates, resulting in massive losses for music producers. Furthermore, the Information Technology Act of 2000 makes it a crime to copy or transfer data from another person’s device without their permission. ISSN:1583-6258, Vol.

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IP and Legal Filings

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

Hence Cristiano Ronaldo’s Publicity rights were bagged by Mint Media for 6 years. which follow and have codified legislation on publicity rights in general for sports. There will be a need for Publicity policies in India, like the countries US, UK, China, Japan etc.,

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IPilogue

DECEMBER 9, 2021

While the protection of memes remains unclear and unresolved, plaintiffs can claim copyright, trademark, and personality rights in the underlying images. While one image or video is fixed, collections are constantly changing. Is Infringement Even Possible Then? According to s.3(1)

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

Other IP Developments Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal lauds India’s grant of 41, 010 patents in 2023-24 so far. A Division Bench of the Delhi High Court to hear appeal against the Single Judge order in the Sushant Singh Rajput personality rights case. India aims to grow pharma sector by four times to USD 200 Billion by 2030.

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IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

The Indian sports market, especially is a ground for rapid growth, with a die-hard fan base, and an ever-growing hunger for more, the market of sports is at the top of its game. Almost every facet of the sports industry is now being tapped into and marketed and Intellectual Property are valuable assets for these marketing tactics.

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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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IPilogue

JUNE 3, 2022

Junghi Woo is a former IPilogue Content Manager, an IP Innovation Clinic Fellow and a 3L JD Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. Pina D’Agostino’s Directed Reading: IP Innovation Program course. A personality right is a proprietary right to recreate one’s self-identity using a person’s name, likeness, image and personality.

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SpicyIP

JULY 17, 2023

Her area of interest lies in IP and corporate law. Her area of interest lies in IP and corporate law. We also came across the Delhi High Court orders on the interplay between the Patents Act and the Competition Act, and on the inheritability of personality rights. Hope you enjoy the SpicyIP Weekly review!

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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? However, Indian law has indirect references for the protection of publicity rights.

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SpicyIP

JULY 19, 2021

She highlights that the Court refused to afford post mortem protection to personality rights of the actor. Nishtha emphasises that in determining whether the deceased possessed personality rights enforceable by his heirs, the Court based its reasoning on the intertwining between privacy and publicity rights.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 29, 2024

Here is our recap of last weeks top IP developments including summaries of the posts on Delhi HCs ruling on Celebrity Rights and the Powers of Regional Directors under Companies Act vis a vis Trademark Similarity. The Delhi HC restrained the defendants in both cases from infringing the plaintiffs personality rights.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 30, 2023

As 2023 comes to an end, in line with our annual tradition, we take stock of the top IP developments that occurred this year. The decisions in the second category, i.e., Top 10 IP Cases/Judgements (Jurisprudence/Legal Lucidity) reflect those that we thought showed a fair bit of jurisprudential rigour and/or legal lucidity. Nataraj, Ms.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 24, 2023

To read these, along with a round up of IP developments around the country, and world, read on below. In this month’s edition, he looks into topics including the Plant Variety Registry, different tales of/ takes on personality rights, and multiple leaks of key documents and their contribution in law-making.

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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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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

He did his LLM from Berkeley Law in 2023 specialising in IP and Tech law. Views expressed here are personal.] The analysis of freedom of expression has been restricted to cases of parody/satire/memes­­––due to the potential impossibility of licensing the same, resulting in potential market failure and thus a need to protect.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 17, 2024

by Phil Sherrell and Toby Bond The UK Government today announced the opening of its long-awaited consultation into copyright and AI, inviting views from industry on one of the hottest topics in IP law. This consultation informed a 2022 proposal to extend the TDM exception to commercial activities without an opt-out for rights holders.

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Intepat

OCTOBER 28, 2024

According to a source, the NFTs market in India will increase from $3.3 The issue involved in the case was whether the use of names and images of sportspersons to create digital player cards is a violation of their privacy and publicity rights. Written by Khushee, an assessment intern at Intepat IP.

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SpicyIP

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Wondering what IP developments took place last week? 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? Should They? Read the post by Prof.

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SpicyIP

JUNE 17, 2024

Here is our recap of last week’s top IP developments including summaries of post on DHC’s decision in Forest Essentials v. The plaintiff is an established manufacturer, marketer, and exporter of pharmaceuticals under its registered trademark ‘ZAHA’ with market presence in Iraq, where the trademark is also registered.

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SpicyIP

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

Here is our recap of last week’s top IP developments including summary of the posts on posthumous rights of artists, and book reviews of “Modern Law of Copyright in Singapore” and “Overlapping Intellectual Property Rights (2 nd Ed.). billion worth of company’s IP to build a chip fab in China.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 31, 2024

2024 has been an explosive year for IP developments in India, with more IP divisions coming up in different High Courts, an increasing number of IP registrations and an overall higher degree of attention on IP issues in the country. d) Other IP Developments; and e) Other Notable Developments.

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