AuthorSaumya MittalBatch of 2025 | Gujarat National Law University Picture by Alexas_Fotos on Pixaby Introduction Recently, the official site of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry has stated that India has the 3rd largest start-up ecosystem in the world. According to the economic survey for 2021-2022, the Union government is boasting a whopping 61,400 start-ups.… Read More IPR- THE BREAKING POINT IN SPACE TECH PRIVATISATION?

About the authorSarah WilsonClass of 2023 | Christ (Deemed to be) University, Bengaluru Photo by Alicia Steels on Unsplash Personality rights protect the attributes of a personality and ensure that they aren’t commercially exploited without the person’s consent. This is significant for celebrities because third parties often use a celebrity’s name or image without consent… Read More Protection of Well-Known Personalities in the Indian Legal Framework

About the Author:Devansh DixitClass of 2025 | Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar Photo by Niu Niu on Unsplash Introduction Section 63 of the Copyright Act, 1957 classifies the intentional copyright infringement or abetment of copyright infringement as a criminal offence. The British Indian Copyright Act, 1914 limited the punishment for copyright infringement to a monetary… Read More Copyright Infringement is now a Cognizable and Non-Bailable Offence: A Critical Analysis of the Supreme Court Judgement

Author:Vedant Saxena Class of 2024 | Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Patiala Introduction In a recent verdict, the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit  (Gray v. Hudson) affirmed a District Court’s order vacating a jury’s verdict to hold acclaimed singer-songwriter, Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson, “Katy Perry,” guilty of copyright infringement and requiring her… Read More The Katy Perry “Dark Horse” case: Deciphering copyright infringement in music via the Ninth Circuit’s ruling

AuthorsArnav Chopra and Rishav KashyapClass of 2025 | West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata Photo by Samantha Gades on Unsplash Current issues with implementing the interpretation The major issue with implementation of the afore-stated interpretation is enormous monopolies created by the various music licensing companies which charge exorbitantly high prices for lending licenses… Read More Section 52(1)(za): Evolving from the state of dormancy and spotlighting the true cause of conflict [Part II]

AuthorsArnav Chopra and Rishav KashyapClass of 2025 | West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata Photo by Jayesh Jaldora on Unsplash Introduction The Copyright Act, 1957 provides with certain exemptions to copyright infringement which have been exhaustively enumerated in the list provided under section 52 (1). One of such exemption is section 52(1)(za) which… Read More Section 52(1)(za): Evolving from the state of dormancy and spotlighting the true cause of conflict [Part I]

AuthorAlekh BhaskarClass of 2025 | West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences Photo by Arthur Mazi on Unsplash Introduction If the previous decade was all about blockchain technology and Bitcoin, the new decade has begun with a focus on another sort of digital asset: Non-Fungible Tokens, or NFTs. When a graphic designer sold a digital… Read More Authenticating NFTs under the Copyright Regime

AuthorAditi AroraClass of 2025 | Vivekananda Institute of Professional Studies Photo by DeepMind on UnSplash Introduction In the digital era of the 21st century where everything is just a click away and the brands are striving to safeguard their distinct entity and trademark, the interesting trio of AI, IPR and initial interest confusion[1] pose a… Read More Initial Interest Confusion, AI and IPR Protection

AuthorAvi MinzClass of 2023 | Hidayatullah National Law University, Raipur Photo by Wu Yi on Unsplash Introduction According to the concept of customization, it is the process of creating a product based on an individual’s requirements. In Business terms, customizing a product or service is the process of making changes to meet the needs of… Read More Elaborating on Customisation as a form of Trademark Infringement: A Case Study of the Brand Nike

Photo by Lasse Jensen on UnSplash National Updates IndiaMart files a lawsuit for being mislead IndiaMART Intermesh Limited (plaintiff) sued Ravi Rathod (defendant No. 1) in the Delhi High Court for trade mark and copyright infringement and passing off. The plaintiff is a well-known electronic B2B portal that offers a web-based marketplace/platform with free and… Read More Newsletter | February and March 2022