IP and Legal Filings

APRIL 8, 2023

Introduction The media believes that it is their fundamental right to capture and publish all information about celebrities about matters of “public interest” or “public concern” that arise from the “Freedom of the Press” guaranteed by Article 19 of the Constitution.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

In August, the Constitution and Human Rights Division of the High Court of Kenya issued a decision on the question of image rights and its relationship with privacy rights and data protection laws in Kenya. Background The Petitioner, Wanjiru was an alumna of the respondent, Machakos University. Paragraph 31].

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IP and Legal Filings

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

[i] In principle, the Delhi High Court has recognized publicity rights in the case of ICC Development (International) Ltd v Arvee Enterprises (2003). [ii] ii] It was the first given judgment dealing with publicity rights. Publicity rights have attracted considerable recognition in the field of intellectual property rights.

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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.

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SpicyIP

JULY 19, 2021

She argues that the courts are restricting traders from revealing objective facts about a rival’s product under the guise of intellectual property protection, which is open to constitutional scrutiny since the advertisements can only be restricted under Article 19(2) whereas the right to free speech under Article 19(1) extends to commercial speech.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 2, 2022

Particularly, it was argued that against the backdrop of the pandemic, the medicines produced were in high demand due to their characteristics of relieving some of the major symptoms exhibited by the patients who had contracted the Covid-19 virus. The petitioner sought to exercise the right to privacy on behalf of her late aunt, J.

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SpicyIP

JULY 13, 2021

Among the many grounds was the court’s refusal to afford post mortem protection to personality rights of the actor. The plaintiff censured the defendants for violating privacy, right to publicity, free and fair trial, also invoking the Ashok Kumar jurisdiction of the court. Brief facts. Court’s reasoning.

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