GUEST POST: AYUSHI DUBEY: PEPS INDUSTRIES v. KURLON LIMITED: A TUSSLE BETWEEN PRIOR USE AND REGISTERED TRADEMARK
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About the Author: Ayushi Dubey is a fourth year law student in the Institute of Law, Nirma University.
Introduction
Recently, the Delhi High Court (“the Court”) in the case of Peps Industries Pvt. Ltd. v. Kurlon Ltd. discussed in detail the major areas concerning the trademark laws in India. The judgment...
I am pleased to bring to you our next guest post by Sudarshan Mohta. Sudarshan is a Mumbai based lawyer pursuing media and entertainment laws and is currently working with Shemaroo Entertainment Ltd. He also works with SheSays India, an NGO voicing and championing women’s rights.
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GUEST POST: MRIDULA BHAT: OBSCENE OR THE YOUTH’S DAILY LANGUAGE: WHO GETS TO DECIDE THE “NEW NORMAL”?
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Introduction:
In TVF Media Labs Private Limited & Ors vs the State , the Delhi High Court strongly objected to the ‘obscene’ and ‘profane’ language used in the web series, ‘College Romance’ based on college friendships and relationships. The Court upheld an order of the Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (ACMM)...
Guest Post-Shankey Agrawal- Implications of GST on Entertainment and Media Industry – Part-II
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I am pleased to bring to you the second part of the guest post by Shankey Agrawal on the implications of GST on the entertainment and media industry. Shankey Agrawal is an advocate with over 9 years of experience in the field of Indirect Tax advisory and Litigation (before...
GUEST POST: AASHNA SHETH: FEDERER V NIKE AND THE USE OF NAMES IN SPONSORSHIP AND OTHER AGREEMENTS
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I am pleased to bring to you our next guest post by Aashna Sheth. Aashna Sheth is an LLM graduate in IPR from the University of Pennsylvania Law School. During her time at UPenn she focussed extensively on copyrights, trademarks, entertainment law and trade secrets.
The advent of technology and...
I am pleased to bring to you our next guest post by Anusha Das, a final year student at Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Punjab. Anusha has keen interest in copyright, trademark and media laws and enjoys keeping close tabs on developments in the field. In the course...
GUEST POST: GARIMA SAXENA-APPY FIZZ v. FIZZY APPLE: PARLE AGRO TAKES WALMART INDIA TO THE COURT OVER TRADEMARK INFRINGEMENT
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About the Author: Garima Saxena is a fourth-year student at Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Punjab, and has a keen interest in Intellectual Property and Media Laws.
Parle Agro recently dragged Walmart India to the court over the infringement of their trademark ‘Appy Fizz’ and trade dress, which led...
GUEST POST: UJJAWAL BHARGAVA: RIGHTS OF ‘AEROSOL ARTISTS’ IN THE TIMES OF SOCIAL MEDIA
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We are pleased to bring to you our next guest post by Ujjawal Bhargava, third-year student of the Institute of Law, Nirma University, Ahmedabad. Ujjawal has a keen interest in the subject of Intellectual Property, specifically copyright and trademark laws.
Graffiti commonly known as ‘Street Art’ was earlier recognized as...
We are pleased to bring to you our next guest post by Kunal Chandriani. Kunal is a commerce graduate (B.Com 2018 batch) and currently pursuing LLB from Vivekanand Education Society's College of Law, Mumbai (2nd year in the three year course).
"It takes 20 years to build a reputation and...
GUEST POST- ADITYA GUPTA-BOMBAY HIGH COURTS TURNS ANOTHER PAGE FOR COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT ANALYSIS: ADOPTS THE ABSTRACTION, FILTRATION, COMPARISON TEST
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The author is a fifth-year law student at the National University of Study and Research in Law, Ranchi. With a specialisation in Intellectual Property Rights, Aditya has a keen interest in the Trademark. Design and Copyright Laws.
Shamoid Ahmad Khan v. Falguni Shah & Ors., 26th May 2020
The idea-expression dichotomy...