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Introduction A movie’s name plays a very crucial role in the film industry acting as its identity. During the present times, India has transcended to OTT era where individuals have access to variety of content from domestic to international content creators and titles here often acquire independent commercial value. For example, the title, “Game of thrones” instantly proposes a narrative in the minds of the people irrespective of them being familiar with episodes of such web

When businesses, innovators, and global corporations look for a Top IP Law Firm in India , one name consistently stands out — Khurana & Khurana . Widely recognized as the Best IP Patent Law Firm in India , Khurana & Khurana (K&K) has built an unmatched reputation for delivering strategic, commercially sound, and result-oriented intellectual property solutions. Why Khurana & Khurana Is the Top IP Law Firm in India ? With over 18 years of proven excellence, Khurana & Khurana h

Introduction The unregulated exponential rise of social media platforms has transformed the marketing and content dissemination landscape, which is now increasingly evident in the adaptive patterns of users and the content management practices of these platforms. Instagram, Tik -Tok, Twitter and Facebook are some of the social media platforms who are big players having predominance in this sphere of society’s milieu, where the content gets spread in seconds and has the pote

Relevant Facts The dispute in University of London Press v. University Tutorial Press [i] revolved around the copyright ownership of examination papers set by two examiners for the University of London matriculation examinations. The examiners prepared the question papers independently and were not employees of the University. The defendant, a private publishing company, published certain examination papers prepared by the examiners along with answers and commentary, without

Introduction Shein has rapidly emerged as a dominant global force in e-commerce, with an estimated valuation of $45 billion as of January 2024, by capitalising on an ultra fast production cycle. The commercial success is fundamentally predicated on a technological infrastructure that integrates data analysis, proprietary algorithms and artificial intelligence to identify and respond instantly to market trends. The core mechanism involves collecting vast amounts of consumer da

Introduction Indian markets are facing a meaning plethora of options in every product category and service. Trust building is a major problem faced by all businesses as trust is an unevenly forged commodity. Besides, the classical trademark serves the primary function of identifying the source; there are two supplementary devices in the Indian trademark regime in the shape of certification marks and collective marks, which carry further connotative dimensions regarding qualit

Introduction The Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (DPDP Act), [1] is a significant development in the Indian privacy regime. The DPDP Act cautions the rights of data principals (individuals) and obligations on data fiduciaries concerning consent, purpose restriction, data minimisation, and the right to correct/erase. Conversely, the Indian IP regime regarding copyrights, patents, trade secrets, database protection, and contract licenses treats information and creat

Introduction: A Turning Point in Indian Trademark Jurisprudence The recognition of the first scents-based trademark for India in the year 2025 is a turning point for the intellectual property regime of this nation. The concept of trademarking, as it stands in India, has always been based on visual and graphical elements such as words, logos, symbols, labels, and shapes that can be easily distinguished and depicted graphically. The recognition of a scent as a trademark upsets

Introduction The foundation of AI systems is built on the data collected from various sources. The richness and size of datasets is usually correlated with the performance of AI models. Yet, the majority of the data used to develop these datasets contains Personally Identifiable Information (PII), including text, photos, videos, and digital media, and will likely be used in great amounts when developing AI systems. As a result, the Digital Personal Data Protection Act of 2023

Introduction The hybrid working arrangements and economic variability, post-pandemic, has raised the culture of moonlighting. Employees take additional tasks and roles as a source of supplement earning, providing financial security and skill development. However, employers, on the other hand, employers take it as a threat to loyalty, productivity, and confidentiality. Indian jurisprudence on labour, however, stays silent on the legal provisions surrounding moonlighting, which

Abstract The Indian music streaming market has been consolidated partially, and its competitors are beginning to behave in a manner that creates serious legal problems under Competition Act 2002 and Copyright Act 1997 . Having a narrower focus on the statutory licensing provision, abuse of dominance, exclusive dealing, and the restriction of licensing, this paper will examine the primary legal risks caused by competitor actions. This paper explains ways in which courts and re

Introduction In recent years, trademark owners especially large corporations and online companies have increasingly shown reliance on defensive trademark registration as a means to secure their possible future commercial interests. These trademark registrations are usually done not with the intention to utilize them commercially in the near future, but to reserve the right to prevent other individuals or companies from using similar trademarks defensively, it becomes a seriou