SpicyIP

JULY 17, 2023

We also came across the Delhi High Court orders on the interplay between the Patents Act and the Competition Act, and on the inheritability of personality rights. The plaintiff further argued that he was the lawful successor to the personality rights of the late actor. Her area of interest lies in IP and corporate law.

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IIPRD

AUGUST 11, 2023

IP ISSUES CREATED BY THE MANGA FAN BASE Due to the growing interest of the world inMangas several rights of a manga-ka are challenged. Donjinshiisa self-published fan bookthatuses the existing manga characters violating the personality rights of the characters as was established in the famous caseof V.T.

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Likelihood of Confusion

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

As predicted in this space, Wired News reports that the publicity generated by Apple’s ham-fisted exile of a new book about Steve Jobs from its own stores has resulted in such strong demand for the book that the publisher, John Wiley & Sons, has “doubled the print run and moved publication forward a month to […] The post Good (..)

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IP and Legal Filings

APRIL 8, 2023

Introduction The media believes that it is their fundamental right to capture and publish all information about celebrities about matters of “public interest” or “public concern” that arise from the “Freedom of the Press” guaranteed by Article 19 of the Constitution.

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SpicyIP

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Case Summaries Anil Kapoor vs Simply Life India & Ors on 20 September, 2023 (Delhi High Court) Image from here The Plaintiff sought protection of his personality rights, publicity rights and elements associated with his persona like his name, voice, photographs/ likeness, dialogues, manner of dialogue delivery, gestures, signatures.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 27, 2021

For example, Plaintiffs allege that Defendants copied, nearly verbatim, the ingredients and steps in the recipe for peanut butter dog treats that Coscarelli published in her Chloe’s Kitchen cookbook. If you’re selling your personality rights, make sure you understand the implications!!! Case citation : Coscarelli v.

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Canadian Intellectual Property Blog

JUNE 10, 2020

When it comes to celebrities and other public figures, the laws across Canada have established various personality rights to protect these individuals from the exploitation of their image or likeness. where the purpose is to provide insight into that individual (see for example Gould Estate v Stoddard Publishing, [1998] O.J.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 17, 2021

In July , PACRA released and published its 2021 – 2026 Strategic Plan. 118) - were jointly published. June saw a serious push in favour of getting services from Zambia’s Patents and Companies Registration Agency (PACRA) online in efforts to curb the spread of COVID.

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SpicyIP

JULY 27, 2023

Factual Background The case at hand involved the plaintiff seeking an interim injunction against the defendants to restrain them from using the name/likeness of the late actor unauthorizedly through the release of the impugned film amounting to infiltration of personality rights, violation of free trial, passing off et al.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

APRIL 5, 2023

On top of that, as the case demonstrates, the public domain may receive other threats from an aggressive extension of the scope of personality rights. 1] Tribunale di Venezia (sitting en banc), decided on October 24, 2022, and published on November 23, 2022. [2] Veneto, decided and published on October 16, 2019.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 2, 2022

Personal Branding. What is Right of Publicity? Who is affected by the Right of Publicity? Personal Rights vs. Property Rights. The implications of the Right of Publicity. Personal Rights vs. Property Rights.   Table of Content. Aaron’s Attorney Profile.

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 16, 2021

When they do that, they open themselves up to accusations of unauthorisedly infringing on the athlete’s personality rights. But the patriotism of FMCG and other companies, entities who have personality and nationality only by legal fiction, is less certain. The landmark judgement in this regard is D.M. Entertainment Pvt.

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SpicyIP

JULY 19, 2021

She notes that an issue often highlighted in this space is the artists’ lack of bargaining and negotiating power while dealing with big publishing houses and the clout the latter have in the industry. She highlights that the Court refused to afford post mortem protection to personality rights of the actor.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 2, 2022

Previously , the right had been discussed in the context of individual’s names appearing in judgments. The Kerala High Court had recognised a petitioner’s right to privacy and reputation while seeking the removal of their name from judgments published on IndianKanoon.

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The IPKat

AUGUST 9, 2021

As part of this wider trend, the Supreme People’s Court (SPC) has published the Provisions on Several Issues on the Application of Law in Hearing Civil Cases Related to the Use of Facial Recognition Technology in Processing Personal Information (SPC Provisions) on 28 July 2021, which entered into force on 1 August 2021.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

Here are our summaries of the blog posts published last week along with the summaries of some interesting orders from different courts. A Division Bench of the Delhi High Court to hear appeal against the Single Judge order in the Sushant Singh Rajput personality rights case. Anything we are missing out on?

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

AUGUST 7, 2023

In 1984, Condé Nast, the publisher, obtained a license from Goldsmith to allow Andy Warhol to use her Prince portrait as the foundation for a single serigraphy to be featured in Vanity Fair magazine. This brief post dives into this duality, as exampled by American and Brazilian law.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 30, 2023

HarperCollins Publishers India Pvt. Based on the above reasoning, the Court refused to grant an injunction against the novelization of Nayak’s screenplay by Harper Collins Publishers India Pvt. The Court delineated instances like parody and satire where free speech in the context of well-known persons may be protected.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 24, 2023

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. 1 ayurvedic toothpaste” is misleading.

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SpicyIP

OCTOBER 1, 2023

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. Image from here Image Rights Alright—But Can They Trump Established Rights and Doctrines? Simply none. Anil Kapoor one being the latest.

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IP and Legal Filings

DECEMBER 6, 2023

The first part of this article explained the meaning of publicity rights and delved into the facet of legal recognition of publicity rights in jurisdictions other than India. In this second part of the article, we shall exclusively understand the legal position of publicity rights in India. State of T.N., InRaja Pocket Books v.

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