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Delhi High Court grants interim protection to Amitabh Bachchan against unauthorised use of his voice, photos & likeness

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Another defendant, Rana Partab Singh has been alleged to circulate messages through the popular platform Whatsapp wherein the actor’s photograph was used to deceive members of the general public into believing that they had won the lottery on the popular television show Kaun Banega Crorepati (wherein the plaintiff is the host). Defendant no.

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (December 18- December 24)

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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. Relying on this, the defendant was able to obtain the impugned copyright registration. Inventprise Inc.

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A Look Back at India’s Top IP Developments of 2023

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[Delhi High Court] On September 20, the Delhi High Court granted relief to film actor Anil Kapoor against the unauthorised use of his image, name, voice, and other traits of his persona for monetary gain, reinforcing his personality rights. Sarl a A Sarogi , where the Court affirmed the position on descendability of publicity rights.

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