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Actor, public figure and politician, Shatrughan Sinha has approached the Bombay High Court seeking protection of his personality and publicity rights against unauthorized commercial exploitation of his persona.

Evidence is of primary importance in deciding trademark and copyright infringement suits. The presence or lack of it may turn tables delivering contrary results.

Dance is a unique way to portray emotions without any direct dialogue. From being used as a vehicle for expression, this art form transcends boundaries to reach people's hearts. It can help tell a story, convey feelings

In a surprising judgment, the Punjab and Haryana High Court recently overturned an FIR along with additional charges under the Copyright Act and Trademark Act...

In a significant development, the Madras High Court dismissed applications[1] filed by Netflix seeking to revoke copyright infringement suit filed by the actor Dhanush which was allowed by the Hon'ble Court against Nayanthara, Vignesh Sivan, and others.

A fund of RM 500,000 has been allocated by the Intellectual Property Corporation of Malaysia (MyIPO) for school and university students in the country to register their Intellectual Properties (IP)...

Under the new Design Act, 2020 in Japan enforced from April 1, 2020, designs of graphic images, architectures of buildings and interiors of buildings are now protected.

Upon examination of representations received from various stakeholders the question as to whether it is essential to obtain a license for

Indian Performing Rights Society, a representative body of owners of music, viz. the composers, lyricists (or authors) and the publishers of music, on November 28, at last got re-registered as a copyright society, under the Copyright Act, 1957.

Social media has gradually given way to a strong class of content creators who earn a living by monetising their intellectual property through ad revenue, subscriptions and exclusive memberships.

The case of R. Vardharajan (Petitioner) v Brijmohan Agarwal (Respondent), brought before the Copyright Board, involved an application made by R. Vardharajan under Section 50 of the Copyright Act, 1950 for expunction of Brijmohan Agarwal’s registration number A-82655/2008.

The Appellate Board under the Copyright Act is dissolved, and the powers of the Board are transferred to the Commercial Courts and High Courts.

With respect to the law relating to the subject of a party seeking discretionary relief, the said party should approach the court with clean hands and is required to disclose all the material facts, which may affect the decision in any way. Otherwise the party cannot be entitled to any discretionary relief.

The Delhi High Court (‘DHC'), recently in the case of ANI Media Pvt Ltd v. Mohak Mangal & Ors., examined the interplay between copyright and trademark infringement, defamation...

Under the Indian Copyright Act, 1957, copyright protection is available to the expression of an idea but not the idea itself

In Sun Textile Engineers & Ors (Petitioner/ Accused) v State of Gujarat & Anr (Respondent / Complainant), the Petitioners being the original accused, sought for quashing of the complaint pending before the Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC), Surat on the ground that the complaint did not disclose any offences mentioned in the complaint.

With its responsibilities in mind, the Office on April 03, 2017, released its Annual Report for the year 2015-16.