The IPKat

MAY 29, 2023

This Kat is pleased to review the “ Overlapping Intellectual Property rights ”, edited by Neil Wilkof [full disclosure: a member of the IPKat team], Shamnad Basheer, and Irene Calboli (OUP, 2023, 864 pp.).

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The IPKat

MARCH 18, 2023

This is a review of Guidebook to Intellectual Property (seventh edition) authored by Sir Robin Jacob (8 New Square and UCL, Matthew Fisher (UCL) and Lynne Chave (UCL). Kat approved This book is aimed at those who are new to the subject of intellectual property.

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43(B)log

JUNE 26, 2023

Oral or written publication, in any manner, of material that violates a person’s right of privacy; f. Infringing upon another’s copyright, trade dress or slogan in your “advertisement”. However, this exclusion does not apply to infringement, in your ‘advertisement,’ of copyright, trade dress or slogan.”

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

Topics will include access and substantial similarity, fair use, performers' rights, moral rights, expert testimony, the role of lay listeners, sound sampling as it appears in court and out-of-court litigation. For more information and to register, click here. The course consists of 10 sessions via Zoom.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

This Conference marks the 25th anniversary of the Boards of Appeal and will bring together leading intellectual property experts from multiple jurisdictions, representing a broad spectrum of professional interests with representatives from some of the leading IP offices, lawmakers, judges, academics, and lawyers.

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SpicyIP

JULY 13, 2021

The plaintiff censured the defendants for violating privacy, right to publicity, free and fair trial, also invoking the Ashok Kumar jurisdiction of the court. In determining whether the deceased possessed personality rights enforceable by his heirs, the court based its reasoning on the intertwining between privacy and publicity rights.

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IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Protecting personality rights has become a growing problem in India due to deepfakes, morphed pictures, etc. In between these problems came Delhi High Court’s judgement in favour of Anil Kapoor wanting to get personality rights. While the Constitution does not explicitly mention personality rights, In the case of Judge K.S.

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