Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

JANUARY 22, 2024

However, the prevalence of unauthorized use of renowned person names in advertisements has become a concern. Many companies exploit renowned person identities without obtaining proper consent, leading intellectual property experts to advocate for the safeguarding of image rights through registration under Intellectual Property laws.

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Intellectual Property Registration Trademark Personality Rights 76

SpicyIP

DECEMBER 24, 2023

In this month’s edition, he looks into topics including the Plant Variety Registry, different tales of/ takes on personality rights, and multiple leaks of key documents and their contribution in law-making. BSA Business Software Alliance Inc. vs Tube Investments of India Ltd. & DRS Logistics (P.) and Ors. , and Ors. ,

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Registration Trademark Copyright Registering Trademarks 52

SpicyIP

JANUARY 2, 2022

This case involved Sun Pharmaceuticals allegedly infringing Cipla’s copyright and registered trademark. Google argued that even when the keyword is a trademark, it is never used in a ‘trademark sense’, thereby the invisible use of trademarks, as keyword, failing to meet the threshold to constitute infringement.

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