SpicyIP

AUGUST 22, 2021

PV Sindhu’s Olympics Victory: How Non-Sponsors Skirt the Law by ‘Congratulating’ Athletes. In a guest post , Satchit Bhogle covered the issue of infringement of personality rights. The post covers the prevailing precedents on the matter. You can read our posts on the report here , here , here , here and here.

Personality Rights 119

Personality Rights Reporting Social Media Branding 119

IPilogue

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

These events point to two prevalent issues within the current legal framework: First, that current intellectual property laws do not properly acknowledge collective ownership over shared culture within Indigenous communities and second, whether tattoo designs have the potential to be protected through copyright laws.

Ownership 103

Ownership Intellectual Property Artwork Copyright Law 103

SpicyIP

JULY 29, 2021

This post only deals with copyrightability of fonts from artistic work perspective and does not explore the copyrightability of fonts as code or literary works. Debunking the ‘no copyright for fonts’ Argument. This is perhaps why fonts cannot be copyrighted in the US.

Copyright 126

Copyright Artistic Work Copyright Law Fair Use 126

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 99

Intellectual Property Privacy Branding Brands 99

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 63

Personality Rights Privacy Social Media Intellectual Property 63

SpicyIP

JANUARY 2, 2022

Continuing our annual tradition of recounting the significant developments that impacted the Indian IP landscape in the year that has been, we bring you a round-up of 2021’s developments. This year, we have divided these developments into three categories: a) Top 10 IP Judgments/Orders (Topicality/Impact). Lectro E-Mobility.

IP 143

IP Intellectual Property Copyright Trademark 143

SpicyIP

DECEMBER 30, 2023

As 2023 comes to an end, in line with our annual tradition, we take stock of the top IP developments that occurred this year. 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. A special thanks to Mr. G. Nataraj, Ms.

IP 124

IP Copyright Trademark Intellectual Property 124

The IPKat

MAY 29, 2023

Now in its second edition, the book offers a perspective on how one can address the overlap between intellectual property (IP) rights, either to reconcile them in whole or in part, or to pre-empt one over the other. The book closes with Chapter 21 by Susy Frankel, focusing on the interactions between IP and traditional knowledge (TK).

Intellectual Property 89

Intellectual Property Editing Privacy Moral Rights 89