The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

The IPKat has received and is pleased to host the following contribution by Danish Katfriends Jakob Plesner Mathiasen and Thit Nymand Nisbeth (both Gorrissen Federspiel) on the interplay between AI, deepfakes, and personality rights in the form of image/publicity rights. The lights dim, and the film rolls. Think again.

Personality Rights 129

Personality Rights Advertising Advertising Publishing 129

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

JANUARY 22, 2024

Therefore, the need to safeguard one’s name becomes apparent, and Intellectual Property Rights offer a means to address this concern. However, the prevalence of unauthorized use of renowned person names in advertisements has become a concern.

Intellectual Property 76

Intellectual Property Registration Trademark Personality Rights 76

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

SpicyIP

JULY 19, 2021

Serious Comparative Advertising: Broadening the Definition. In this guest post , Sangita Sharma analyses the law around comparative advertisements in India. She contends that the ‘fair’ and ‘honest’ use thresholds under Section 30(1)(a) and (b) of the Trade Marks Act should come to the rescue of such advertisements. Other Posts.

Advertising 105

Advertising Advertising Non-Fungible Tokens Intellectual Property 105

Kluwer Copyright Blog

APRIL 5, 2023

Opposing the claimants’ arguments, Ravensburger challenged the cross-border application of Italian law, alleging that the claims conflict with article 14 of Copyright Directive in the Digital Single Market (CDSM) Directive since they attempt to unlawfully impose property assertions on public domain works.

Public Domain 98

Public Domain Copyright Law Artwork 98

SpicyIP

JANUARY 2, 2022

The plaintiff was granted, through an agreement, an exclusive non-transferable, non-assignable license for selling, supplying, and distributing the defendant’s brands in domestic and international markets. The Court held that the use of the Google Ads program undisputedly qualifies as advertising, which falls under Indian trademark law.

IP 143

IP Intellectual Property Copyright Trademark 143

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. The court held that puffery in advertisements is allowed as long as the assertions made are reasonable. and Ors. ,

Registration 52

Registration Trademark Copyright Registering Trademarks 52