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Analysis Of Domain Name Disputes In India

IP and Legal Filings

The right to use the name “Arun Jaitley” vested with the plaintiff alone on account of being a well-known mark and the plaintiff’s personal right and entitlement to use his personal name. 4] (2011) 181 DLT 716. The court further observed that the domain name “arunjaitley.com” had been registered in the bad faith.

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Right of Publicity Part 2

IP and Legal Filings

Jaitley’s right and pronounced that any person may be restrained from using the names of popular or well-known celebrities, when the particular name is a well-known trademark as envisaged under the basic principles of trademark law and thatcelebrity is entitled to use his name for commercial purposes.

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