The Iprmentlaw Blog, published by Iprmentlaw, focuses on intellectual property rights and related legal developments in India. It covers court rulings and regulatory updates on copyright, trademark, and personality rights, including disputes involving film, music, and digital content. The blog reports on legislative and policy changes affecting copyright licensing, AI and copyright intersections, and digital media regulations. It also addresses issues related to online content accessibility, piracy, counterfeit goods, and enforcement actions by courts. The blog highlights significant cases from various Indian high courts and the Supreme Court, reflecting ongoing trends in IP litigation and rights management.
Delhi High Court Restricts Canva’s ‘Present and Record’ Feature in India Over Patent Dispute
The Delhi High Court has passed an interim order restraining Canva from offering its “Present and Record” feature within India. The decision follows a patent infringement…
Delhi Court Issues Notice to Kunal Kamra for video mocking Eknath Shinde
A Delhi court has issued notice to comedian Kunal Kamra on a criminal revision petition seeking registration of an FIR over satirical comments allegedly mocking Maharashtra Deputy Chief…
About Author: Namya Agrawal, is a first year BA LLB student at Hidayatullah National Law University
Introduction
With the newly released season of Netflix’s Stranger Things, discussions and trends around its characters, storyline and cultural impact have taken the global…
About Author: Sminal Badge, is a 4th Year student from Maharashtra National Law University.
The rise of generative AI from ChatGPT and Stable Diffusion to large language and image models has collided with traditional copyright. AI systems rely on massive datasets…
Aaj Tak Logo gets protection from infringement by the Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court recently passed an ex parte interim injunction order protecting news channel Aaj Tak’s logo from trademark infringement by digital news channel ‘Charcha Aaj Ki’…
Excel Entertainment seals landmark deal with Universal Music Group
Excel Entertainment, co-founded by Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani, has entered into a strategic partnership with Universal Music Group (UMG), constituting one of the largest minority-stake investments in the Indian entertainment…
Delhi HC orders blocking of piracy websites streaming Stranger Things, Friends, etc.
The Delhi High Court, granting a “Dynamic+” injunction in a copyright infringement suit by major global entertainment companies including Netflix, Warner Bros., Apple, Disney and Crunchyroll, has ordered…
The DPIIT Committee’s Working Paper on Generative AI (“AI”) and Copyright proposes a mandatory blanket license permitting AI developers to use all lawfully accessed copyrighted works for training, coupled with a statutory remuneration right. The proposal suffers from three fundamental…
Delhi High Court directs takedown of posts with unauthorised merchandise of Sunil Gavaskar as well as his fake quotes
The Delhi High Court asked Meta, X Corp, and different e-commerce platforms to oversee the removal of social media posts attributing…
Trimurti Films Drags Dharma, Saregama to Bombay High Court Over ‘Saat Samundar Paar’ Remix in the upcoming Hindi film Tu Meri Main Tera Main Tera Tu Meri
Trimurti Films Pvt Ltd has filed a copyright infringement suit in the Bombay…
