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. Under this Act, Sec.

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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. But does the Indian Trademark Act allow such a treatment? Read the post by Prof. Sunanda Bharti Bharti on this.

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Licensing Trademark Intellectual Property Copyright 59

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. Image from here Kia Wang vs The Registrar of Trademarks & Anr. Lokesh discusses the case in this short tidbit post.

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IP and Legal Filings

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Therein, the Court categorically held that the right of publicity has evolved from the right of privacy and can inhere only in an individual or in any indicia of an individual’s personality like his name, personality trait, signature, voice, etc. Publicity Rights and the Right to Privacy in India, 31.1

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Privacy Intellectual Property Law Intellectual Property Advertising 97

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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IPilogue

DECEMBER 9, 2021

As part of the course requirements, students were asked to write a blog on a topic of their choice. While the protection of memes remains unclear and unresolved, plaintiffs can claim copyright, trademark, and personality rights in the underlying images. It’s no secret that memes have taken the internet by storm.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

Here are our summaries of the blog posts published last week along with the summaries of some interesting orders from different courts. Other IP Developments Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal lauds India’s grant of 41, 010 patents in 2023-24 so far. Anything we are missing out on? Please drop a comment and let us know.

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Intellectual Property Journalism Patent Application Social Media 59

SpicyIP

DECEMBER 24, 2023

From an in-depth discussion on the terms of copyright and translations in India to the recent UK Supreme Court’s order regarding the patentability of inventions by an AI, we had some engaging posts on this blog this week. To read these, along with a round up of IP developments around the country, and world, read on below.

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IPilogue

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

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. Notably, Belgian copyright law includes a statutory right to privacy , which includes the right to control your image.

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