IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

ABSTRACT There has been a dramatic increase in the commercial use of celebrity personalities by people not authorized to do so compared to the earlier times. Protecting personality rights has become a growing problem in India due to deepfakes, morphed pictures, etc. Interesting right? Puttaswamy v.

Personality Rights 62

Personality Rights Privacy Social Media Intellectual Property 62

IP and Legal Filings

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

Case Study 2- Cristiano Ronaldo (6) In mid-June of 2015, Cristiano Ronaldo sells his image rights to Peter Lim, who is the owner of Mint Media Company and opposing La Liga club Valencia. which follow and have codified legislation on publicity rights in general for sports.

Intellectual Property 97

Intellectual Property Privacy Branding Brands 97

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.

Branding 98

Branding Brands Branding Personality Rights 98

Kluwer Copyright Blog

APRIL 5, 2023

Setting aside the private international law aspects, the case deserves examination on two main grounds. which refer to a person’s rights to name and image. On top of that, as the case demonstrates, the public domain may receive other threats from an aggressive extension of the scope of personality rights.

Public Domain 98

Public Domain Copyright Law Artwork 98

SpicyIP

JANUARY 2, 2022

Citing the agreement, the defendant requested the suit to be referred to an arbitration. In this case, the Bombay High Court ruled that registration of copyright is not mandatory for obtaining relief in an infringement action. However, later the defendant served a termination notice against which the plaintiff filed this suit.

IP 143

IP Intellectual Property Copyright Trademark 143

SpicyIP

DECEMBER 30, 2023

We’ve tried to represent a diversity of subject matter also in this list, so it’s a mixed bag of cases dealing with patents, trademarks, copyright law etc. The Court delineated instances like parody and satire where free speech in the context of well-known persons may be protected. Indian Performing Right Society Ltd.

IP 124

IP Copyright Trademark Intellectual Property 124