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[PART II] Personality Rights in Spotlight Once More!: Analysing The DHC’s Karan Johar v.  India Pride Advisory Order 

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& Ors that has once again brought to the spotlight the debate of balancing the protection of celebrity personality rights and the freedom of expressions and parodical use. Rights or Wrong?: Are We Going in the Correct Direction for Personality Rights? India Pride Advisory Private Ltd. &

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Sports and Intellectual Property Law in India

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Intellectual property, inherently, can be sold, licensed or marketed. Within India, the sports market is able to thrive due to the extensive laws. The Indian law also provides extensive remedies against infringement and unauthorised usage.

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Personality Rights : Through The Glasses Of IPR

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Every day we come across many such influencers and celebrities endorsing products wherein the personality of an individual is traded either by validation or without. Living in an era where influential personalities are reverenced, fortifying Personality Rights from any such misuse is a must. PERSONALITY RIGHT.

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A Look Back at India’s Top IP Developments of 2021

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Such an interpretation allows for a patentee to claim a right to prohibit another party’s export of allegedly infringing goods, thus going beyond what the statute actually offers. This judgment concerned the classification of payments under end-user license agreements (EULA). Engineering Analysis Centre for Excellence Pvt.

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Traditional Tattoos on the Red Carpet: Continuing the Conversation of Collective Ownership

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The Cowichan could have had a stronger claim against Ralph Lauren, given that they had already turned their minds to protecting their intellectual property through trademark law. In 2009, the Belgian Court of Appeal was tasked with deciding whether a tattoo could be granted ownership under Belgian copyright law in JDH v JM.

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Celebrity Rights: Understanding This Unique Right

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The current statute provides protection of these celebrity rights under trademark law, copyright law as well as passing off action for infringing the said rights. Personality Rights: Personality is an attribute through which an individual is recognized in the society, depending upon the talent they possess.

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Safeguarding Personal Names

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By doing so, renowned people can proactively protect their image and prevent unauthorized usage, ensuring the lawful association of their name with products in the marketplace. These affected rights encompass personality rights, representing a distinctive form of intellectual property that transcends mere financial considerations.