Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

JANUARY 22, 2024

Need for Protection of Personal Name Harnessing a renowned person’s name in marketing not only seizes the public’s attention but also kindles curiosity, generating interest in the associated products and services.

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SpicyIP

JULY 19, 2021

She highlights that the emphasis is on investing only in royalty revenue and not buying the artist’s rights or retaining control over their work. NFTs (Non-fungible tokens), which act as a certificate of ownership for whatever the creator puts up for sale, allow artists to set their preferred terms of contract while making sales.

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SpicyIP

JULY 29, 2021

Fonts & Typefaces: Are they Copyrightable? . Shivam Kaushik. An abundant number of fonts and typefaces are jam packed into prevalent word processing programs. Their function is so fundamental, and presence so ubiquitous that the thought that fonts and typefaces are eligible for copyright protection, seems inconceivable at first.

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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. Chapters 19–21 discussed industrial designs protection in a very elaborate manner.

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IIPRD

AUGUST 29, 2024

Recent court decisions have clarified the scope of copyright in film screenplays, personality rights, and underlying works concerning content creation and licensing in broadcasting. The Draft Patents (Amendment Rules) 2023 can be accommodating of such technology-related patents in broadcasting.

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SpicyIP

MAY 20, 2024

The Controller on working examples is surely going to interest patent lawyers. Remanding the matter back to the Patent Office, the Court clarified that a working example does not define the patent’s scope. Controller of Patents on May 14, 2024 (Delhi High Court) A patent application for a formulation of probiotic was rejected.

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43(B)log

AUGUST 9, 2024

Evidence Against Granting Automatic Injunctions in Europe Patent paper; issues involving NPEs similar to trolling issues in US. Authors’ rights are designed to protect that intellectual and emotional bond. Josh Sarnoff: rewarding for the bond seems to be rewarding the wrong thing—acquisitiveness or ownership desires.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 31, 2024

Weve tried to represent a diversity of subject matter also in this list, so its a mixed bag of cases dealing with patents, trademarks, copyright law etc. The decision by Punjab and Haryana High Court is also notable for explicitly stating that one needs to be a celebrity to be able to claim personality rights.

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SpicyIP

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Highlights of the Week Bayh Dole-esque Guidelines Notified by Dept of Biotechnology Image from here Earlier this month, Dept of Biotech notified the DBT IP Guidelines for ownership and commercialization of IP arising from DBT funded research outcomes. This comes nearly 10 years after the PUPFIP bill’s withdrawal. Read the post by Prof.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

. “It Protects Them From Exploitation” The Claim : Capitalizing on celebrities’ identity subjects their personality rights to potential abuse and jeopardizes their career and livelihood.

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