IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Every day we come across many such influencers and celebrities endorsing products wherein the personality of an individual is traded either by validation or without. Living in an era where influential personalities are reverenced, fortifying Personality Rights from any such misuse is a must. PERSONALITY RIGHT.

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Personality Rights Artistic Work Trademark Copyright 52

SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

In response to a series of unstarred questions regarding copyright infringement by generative AI, directed towards the Minister of Commerce and Industry, Union Minister of State for Commerce and Industry, Shri. The Indian courts have shown proactive measures in restraining the misuse of AI tools for copyright infringement.

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Moral Rights Copyright Infringement Related Rights Government 113

SpicyIP

DECEMBER 20, 2023

With further ado, here’s what I found in Novembers: Database Protection in India: Since Prof Basheer’s 2005 post about the inaccurate implication of the theft of data as copyright infringement, to 2023, not much seems to have changed. The Indian courts have further clarified this issue. Sounds “Jhakaas!”

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Personality Rights IP Licensing Copyright 59

SpicyIP

JULY 17, 2023

We also came across the Delhi High Court orders on the interplay between the Patents Act and the Competition Act, and on the inheritability of personality rights. The plaintiff further argued that he was the lawful successor to the personality rights of the late actor. Her area of interest lies in IP and corporate law.

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Personality Rights Copyright Patent Copyright Infringement 97

SpicyIP

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

SpicyIP Tidbit: Acquiesce, Copyright Infringement, and Pending Suits in Trial Courts: Highlighting SC’s Recent Remarks The Supreme Court while dealing with passing off and acquiescence in a copyright matter, urged the members of the Bar to cooperate with trial courts which are struggling with a huge pile of pending cases.

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Cease and Desist Copyright Infringement Invention Social Media 105

IPilogue

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

The applicant, Indigenous artist John Bulun Bulun, sought relief for copyright infringement of a bark painting, which R & T Textiles had used on t-shirts. In 2009, the Belgian Court of Appeal was tasked with deciding whether a tattoo could be granted ownership under Belgian copyright law in JDH v JM. Going Forward.

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Ownership Intellectual Property Artwork Copyright Law 103

SpicyIP

JANUARY 2, 2022

Such an interpretation allows for a patentee to claim a right to prohibit another party’s export of allegedly infringing goods, thus going beyond what the statute actually offers. This judgment concerned the classification of payments under end-user license agreements (EULA). Engineering Analysis Centre for Excellence Pvt.

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