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Personality Rights In India : A Statutory And Judicial Analysis

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Introduction Personality rights refer to a person’s ability to safeguard his or her identity in the context of a property or privacy right. Celebrities value these rights since their names, images, or even voices may be inappropriately used in commercials by various businesses to increase sales.

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (July 12 – 18)

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Serious Comparative Advertising: Broadening the Definition. She argues that the law should broaden the definition of serious comparative advertisement (where the owner of the mark advertises his product reference to his competitor’s product based on scientific study) by allowing multiple comparisons. Thematic Highlights.

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A Look Back at India’s Top IP Developments of 2021

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An interim order issued by a single-judge bench of the Delhi High Court recognised the right to be forgotten (RTBF) as a subset of the fundamental right to privacy. Previously , the right had been discussed in the context of individual’s names appearing in judgments.

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