Author name: Prateek Surisetti

Topical Highlight: Prashant discussed the effect of the recent landmark SC Judgment, that clarified privacy being a fundamental right, on personality rights of celebrities. His discussion points were: i. Brief overview of celebrity rights and passing off. ii. The introduction of celebrity rights and Article 21 privacy claims. (‘Auto-Shankar‘ case) iii. Distinction between horizontal and vertical enforcement of privacy rights. iv. Potential for censorship in light of broad understanding of the ‘private‘. Thematic Highlight:  Sreyoshi came up with a two part

Thematic Highlight: Prashant discussed a recent Delhi HC case involving engineering drawings and their reproduction in 3D form. The defendant got away from the plaintiff’s copyright infringement claim on account of S.15(2) allowing for exemption to design infringement in cases where production crossed 50 units. Prashant argues that the engineering drawings do not constitute “designs” in the first place and therefore, the court misinterpreted S.15(2). Then, he proceeds to further argue that one cannot prevent another from manufacturing the content of

Thematic Highlights: Post Title: Real Ice cream, Real Disparagement: Bombay HC Shuts Down Amul’s Advertisements (Part I and Part II). Author: Sreyoshi Guha Categorization: Comparative Advertising, Trademark  Discussion Points: Attempting to decode a Bombay HC Order, restraining Amul from airing its advertisement (of the real ice cream/vanaspati fame), Sreyoshi discusses the following concepts: i. Whether relief exists against generic disparagement. ii. “Ice Cream“, “Frozen Dessert“, “Vegetable Oils” & “Vanaspati Tel” and the Advertisement running afoul in content, despite being semantically