Teachers are everywhere so are students. They both are equally important for society but are they such simple social constructions? Or are they metaphors for maintaining knowledge sharing?, Or are they harbingers of epistemic justice? If everyone is a teacher and everyone is a student, then what about others?...
Recently, the Madras High Court on July 17, 2020 granted an ad interim injunction restraining Patanjali Ayurved Limited from using the mark "CORONIL" till July 30, 2020 in respect to “immunity booster tablets” that can help prevent coronavirus. (M/s.Arudra Engineering Private Limited v. M/s.Patanjali Ayurved Limited).
Justice CV Karthikeyan issued the interim...
The online sports industry has witnessed an exponential growth in the recent past. A recent report titled ‘The era of consumer A.R.T – Acquisition Retention and Transaction, released in March 2020 by Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry in collaboration with Ernst and Young, revealed that online...
We are pleased to announce that after being ranked in the top 20 Entertainment law blogs in the world within months of starting the blog in 2018, IPRMENTLAW has now been ranked by Feedspot in the top 50 law blogs in India.
Feedspot is an aggregator of blogs where one...
By Anushka Verma
The 21st century is the age of what can be termed an ‘infodemic’. There is a constant flow of information that has left no corner of the world untouched. This infodemic is facilitated by social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, WhatsApp, Snapchat etc. Freedom of speech...
In what is being termed as a David vs. Goliath litigation, West Publishing Corporation and Thomson Reuters Enterprise (proprietors of the premium legal research tool “Westlaw”) have lodged in a Copyright Infringement claim and a Tortious interference action against ROSS Intelligence, a new and upcoming Machine Learning oriented solution...
A recent judgement in the matter of Shivani Tibrewala vs. Rajat Mukherjee came as a respite to the makers of the movie ‘Umeed’ which might finally release three years post its scheduled release. This is a case that has lingered on for quite some time giving major headaches to...
A. An Old Melee
The elemental difference between Intellectual Property Rights and Property Rights is the presence in the former. The established concept of property rights majorly entails the economic right of the owners and considers property as an instrument of earning for the owner. Conversely, Intellectual Property ...
By Anushka Verma
Film makers, owners and producers often enter into licensing agreements for the distribution of their films. This case (Narendra Hirawat And Co. v. Sholay Media Entertainment Pvt. Ltd.) revolves around the licensing agreements related to two films, Sholay and Sholay 3D. Defendant No. 1, i.e. Sholay Media...
IMI PRESS RELEASE: INDIAN MUSIC INDUSTRY, HEAVILY DEPENDENT ON CASHFLOWS, HIT HARD BY CORONAVIRUS; SMALLER LABELS FACE EXISTENTIAL THREAT
The Indian Music Industry’s members whose existence is solely dependent on releases of feature films, public performance revenues from events and concerts amongst others have started to suffer on account...
