SpicyIP

AUGUST 22, 2021

In a guest post , Satchit Bhogle covered the issue of infringement of personality rights. It is noted that the test for identifying infringement of personality rights is to check whether there has been unauthorised use of identity for commercial gain and if there is a likelihood of confusion. News from India.

Personality Rights 119

Personality Rights Reporting Social Media Branding 119

The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Part Two: This part is the core of this work as it lays out in chapters 3-9 many of the emerging issues in IP law such as the protection of plant varieties, traditional knowledge, TCEs, GR and GIs, personality rights, among others. Chapters 19–21 discussed industrial designs protection in a very elaborate manner.

Intellectual Property Law 80

Intellectual Property Law Intellectual Property Law Registration 80

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

JANUARY 22, 2024

Need for Protection of Personal Name Harnessing a renowned person’s name in marketing not only seizes the public’s attention but also kindles curiosity, generating interest in the associated products and services.

Intellectual Property 76

Intellectual Property Registration Trademark Personality Rights 76

SpicyIP

JULY 29, 2021

Fonts & Typefaces: Are they Copyrightable? . Shivam Kaushik. An abundant number of fonts and typefaces are jam packed into prevalent word processing programs. Their function is so fundamental, and presence so ubiquitous that the thought that fonts and typefaces are eligible for copyright protection, seems inconceivable at first.

Copyright 126

Copyright Artistic Work Copyright Law Fair Use 126

The IPKat

MAY 29, 2023

Chapter 2, authored by David Musker, considers the overlaps between patents and designs. For instance, the existence of a patent may be used by competitors to argue that the design is dictated by function and should therefore be ineligible for protection. The analysis is offered from the US, the UK, and the EU perspectives.

Intellectual Property 89

Intellectual Property Editing Privacy Moral Rights 89

SpicyIP

MAY 20, 2024

The Controller on working examples is surely going to interest patent lawyers. Remanding the matter back to the Patent Office, the Court clarified that a working example does not define the patent’s scope. Controller of Patents on May 14, 2024 (Delhi High Court) A patent application for a formulation of probiotic was rejected.

Trademark 45

Trademark Advertising Advertising Copyright 45

SpicyIP

JANUARY 2, 2022

We’ve tried to represent a diversity of subject matter also in this list, so we have a fair sprinkling of cases dealing with copyright, patents, trademarks, competition law etc. In 2006 Kibow had applied for registration of its invention for a certain composition that augments kidney function and was granted patent protection.

IP 143

IP Intellectual Property Copyright Trademark 143