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. He also explains the history of why utility models never became an EU-wide right.

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Intellectual Property Editing Privacy Moral Rights 89

SpicyIP

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Kurian’s trail of transparency, Statements of Patent (Non-)Working, Corruption in IP Offices, Serial Crisis in India, the Indian “Bayh Dole” Bill, etc. Although India now has the Digital Personal Data Protection Act 2023 , it doesn’t provide IP protection to databases. Missed anything? No worries, we got you! Sounds “Jhakaas!”

Personality Rights 59

Personality Rights IP Licensing Copyright 59

Intepat

MAY 16, 2023

Due to the extent of unlawful activity associated with the petitioner’s name and personality, the court granted a restraining order on 25 th November 2022 against various people and companies. What are Publicity Rights? However, Indian law has indirect references for the protection of publicity rights. Under this Act, Sec.

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Branding Brands Branding Personality Rights 98

SpicyIP

MAY 20, 2024

Here is our recap of last week’s top IP developments including summaries of posts on the Law Commission’s Report on Trade Secrets and Economic Espionage, DHC’s decisions on working examples, writ jurisdiction of the pre-grant oppositions, and the Viagra-Vigoura trademark dispute. This and much more in last week’s SpicyIP Weekly Review.

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Trademark Advertising Advertising Copyright 45

IP and Legal Filings

MAY 23, 2023

This unique address is achieved through a set of Internet Protocol (IP) numbers, commonly known as IP addresses, which have become a primary concern for the allocation of domain names on the Internet. Domain name disputes The unique mapping between IP addresses and domain names has created an artificial scarcity of domain names.

Business 52

Business IP Registration Trademark 52

SpicyIP

JULY 19, 2021

She highlights that the Court refused to afford post mortem protection to personality rights of the actor. Nishtha emphasises that 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.

Advertising 105

Advertising Advertising Non-Fungible Tokens Intellectual Property 105

SpicyIP

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Wondering what IP developments took place last week? Look no further as we present to you the SpicyIP Weekly Review, highlighting the discussions that took place on the blog along with other IP news. Lokesh discusses the case in this short tidbit post. Image from here Kia Wang vs The Registrar of Trademarks & Anr.

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Cease and Desist Copyright Infringement Invention Social Media 105

Selvam & Selvam Blog

MARCH 28, 2022

Generally, such fantasy games have no registration fee in order to attract as many participants as they can, although there are those that charge a fee as well. With the rapid emergence of technology, fantasy games can be accessed on a variety of platforms or personal devices.

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Trademark Personality Rights Privacy Licensing 52

IP and Legal Filings

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Conclusion Although there is no specific statute governing publicity rights in India, through the decisions of various courts across the country publicity rights are recognised in India and dealt with as a part of right to privacy. RFMLR (2018) 1 Titan Industries Limited v.

Privacy 97

Privacy Intellectual Property Law Intellectual Property Advertising 97

SpicyIP

DECEMBER 24, 2023

To read these, along with a round up of IP developments around the country, and world, read on below. In this month’s edition, he looks into topics including the Plant Variety Registry, different tales of/ takes on personality rights, and multiple leaks of key documents and their contribution in law-making.

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