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SpicyIP Weekly Review (July 12 – 18)

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In this guest post , Sangita Sharma analyses the law around comparative advertisements in India. 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.

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Image Rights Alright—But Can They Trump Established Rights and Doctrines? Should They?

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In a “Jhakaas” (a slang for fantastic) news for the actor Anil Kapoor, Delhi High Court granted the actor an interim injunction against use/ misuse of his personality rights. Bharti is a Professor of Law at the Delhi University, and her previous posts can be accessed here. Simply none.