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FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Granules India, the Delhi HC recorded a settlement after Granules’ undertaking for exemption under Section 107A a.k.a The unauthorized commercial exploitation of Late Ratan Tatas name and image was also recognized as a violation of personality rights. Read for more on this update! the Bolar provision. Defendant No.

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AUGUST 22, 2021

In a guest post , Satchit Bhogle covered the issue of infringement of personality rights. It is noted that the test for identifying infringement of personality rights is to check whether there has been unauthorised use of identity for commercial gain and if there is a likelihood of confusion.

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MAY 3, 2023

Considering that most intellectual property disputes are resolved by way of settlement, legal representatives motivated by economic incentives may also chose to aggressively pursue violations in the hopes of monetary settlements that enhance the receivables from the work.

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DECEMBER 29, 2024

Delhi High Court Rulings on Celebrity Rights Galore: Examining the Rajat Sharma and Mohan Babu Orders Celebrity (Rights) in the News Again: Rajat Sharma and Mohan Babu approached the court seeking permanent injunction restraining infringement of their personality and publicity rights.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

On one hand, they can lead to an amicable settlement between the parties and prevent lengthy litigations. Would Sending a Cease-and-Desist Notice Harm Your Chances of Securing an Ex Parte Ad Interim Injunction? Some Perspectives Would Sending a Cease-and-Desist Notice Harm Your Chances of Securing an Ex Parte Ad Interim Injunction?

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MAY 20, 2024

Vodafone on the other hand argued that the memorandum of settlement it executed with Saregama permitted it to use the sound recordings in question. IPRS argued that Vodafone’s use of the sound recordings infringed the copyright of authors of the underlying literary and musical works. The Peppy Stores & Ors.

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OCTOBER 2, 2023

Image Rights Alright—But Can They Trump Established Rights and Doctrines? Image from here The Delhi High Court’s recent interim injunction concerning Anil Kapoor’s personality rights throws up an important question- should such orders protecting personality rights overlook the established principles and doctrines?

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