All about Art Law
Art or visual art is the product of one’s artistic abilities which has been used over the course of history for the purpose of either expressing oneself or delivering to society a piece of work for aesthetic pleasure. Art, once a form of expression and leisure is now a lucrative business from the standpoint of […]
The Practicality of GI
GI tags are awarded to the goods that originate and are attributed to a particular location given the fact that no other place produces conflicting goods. It ensures that nobody other than those registered as authorised users are allowed to use the popular product name. Essentially, the “qualities, characteristics or reputation of the product” are […]
The Practice of Counterfeiting in India
WHAT IS COUNTERFEIT? As per the International Anticounterfeiting Coalition, the basic definition of Counterfeit goods is the manufacture or distribution of goods which are of inferior quality in someone else’s name without their due permission. The multitude of goods which can be counterfeited range from accessories, apparels, music, software and tech, medications and cigarettes, automobiles, […]
Legal Metrology in India- All You Need To Know!
Legal Metrology refers to the application of legal procedures, regulations and requirements to measurements and measuring instruments. The very inception and introduction of the concept of legal metrology is to safeguard and promote the interests of the consumers in terms of security and accuracy w.r.t accuracy of weighments and measurements. Additionally, it also refers to […]
Satire & Parody – Indian Legal Perspective
Satire and Parody are two peculiar terms holding similar meaning yet there is a fine line of distinction between the same. These concepts are recognised as defences under the Fair Dealing concept under the Copyright Act 1957 which is a doctrine seeking to exempt certain actions not amounting to copyright infringements. Both of these terms […]
Protection of Publicity Rights in India
Publicity rights, generally referred to as personality rights or celebrity rights, in its most fundamental sense is the right to preserve, monitor, and benefit from one’s image, name, or likeness. There are two distinguishable facets of publicity rights: first, by approaching it as a tort of passing off, the right to protect one ‘s image […]
Can a passing off action be instituted in an expired design application?
Provisions Under Designs Act, 2000 According to Section 14 of this act, a proprietor shall have no right to institute a suit or proceeding in respect of piracy of design or infringement of copyright, which has been committed between the date of expiry and the date of restoration of the design. Section 14 of Designs […]