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.

Intellectual Property 76

Intellectual Property Registration Trademark Personality Rights 76

SpicyIP

JANUARY 2, 2022

The Court noted that redacting one’s name from a judgment acquitting them is counterproductive when there are other tarnishing publications in the public domain and that access to court judgments are integral to “open justice”, subject only to some exceptions. Top 10 Judgments/Orders [Jurisprudence/Legal Lucidity].

IP 143

IP Intellectual Property Copyright Trademark 143

43(B)log

JUNE 24, 2022

Does the ornamentality doctrine have doctrinal purchase elsewhere in trademark law? Potential additional justification for these doctrines: Non-source significance might be too stable to be easily moved by putative TM ownership: result: deadweight loss and no consumer protection function. O2 Holdings/comparative advertising.

Trademark Law 56

Trademark Law Law Trademark Fair Use 56