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“There were serious allegations of digital frauds where complex technological mechanisms were employed to defraud gullible victims.”
An invention must show an inventive step over prior art. However, the Patents Act, 1970 lacks clear guidelines to assess this, leading Examiners to decide applications and oppositions in a rule of thumb manner, purely based on their subjective opinions. This is, clearly, a thoroughly legally unsatisfactory position.
“Defendant 1 is circulating fabricated videos of Ravi Shankar on Facebook and on other independent websites, utilizing advanced AI technologies, including ‘deepfake’ tools, to digitally impersonate the plaintiff’s voice, facial expressions, persona and likeness, thereby creating a false impression amongst the world at large that Ravi Shankar is personally speaking, endorsing or promoting the content therein.”
“The Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958 was made by the legislature of the day expressing the solemn desire and wish of the people of the Country to preserve their heritage and historical ethos. The Tughlakabad Fort is one such ancient monument which is of national importance, and reflects our historical ethos and heritage and therefore, needs to be preserved.”
“Since 2011, through campaigns like ‘You Can Be Anything’ and initiatives such as the Shero program and Fashionistas collections, Mattel has promoted inclusivity, diversity, and women’s empowerment. With a vibrant online presence, scholarly attention, and millions of fans worldwide, the trademark BARBIE has evolved into a multifaceted brand symbolizing imagination, aspiration, and inspiration for generations.”
“The depiction of the Akkineni Nagarjuna in settings that are misleading, derogatory and inappropriate will inevitably have the effect of diluting the goodwill and reputation associated with him.”
“The identity in the defendant’s marks is so close to Mankind’s trade marks that the two are indistinguishable. The infringing activities of the defendant is likely to cause confusion in the course of trade of Mankind leading to erosion of consumers’ trust.”
The accused has undergone inordinate incarceration for 4 years and 3 months. Even otherwise, given the snail’s pace of the proceedings in the Trial Court, it may so happen that before the same concludes, the applicant may end up undergoing the entire sentence without being held guilty.
“Where two persons may be registered proprietors of marks, which are identical or deceptively similar to each other, neither person would be allowed to interfere with the exclusive right of the other person to use the mark, though each of them would have a right of injunction against a third party, who may not be a registered proprietor of the mark.”
“The infraction of the rights of the appellant can take place in various shapes like dilution of its mark, initial interest confusion, and actual confusion.”
The petitioner company Crocs is a popular footwear brand with a widespread range of more than 300 styled for men, women and children which are popular both in India and abroad.
The accused had been denied anticipatory bail by orders of the High Court as well as the Supreme Court which had been overlooked by the Judicial Magistrate and the Sessions Court while entertaining applications for anticipatory bail.
“Indian classical music rarely follows a system of written notation or publication. Since ancient time, the compositions of Indian music were taught orally in the gurushishya Parampara , where knowledge was passed down through oral learning, improvisation, and repeated performance, rather than formal documentation. Hence, after explicitly declaring that fixation is not required, using fixation and performance as the determinative is against the legislation’s aim and objective.”
The petitioner had contended that there was discrepancy in the page numbering of the case diary in which statements under Section 161 of the CrPC had been recorded thereby raising the doubt of ante-dating of the statements.
“He cannot turn his Khaki to the level of such arrogance that not only he misbehaved with the officers of this Court who are doing the honourable duty of assisting the Court in discharge of justice, but also threatened them with dire consequences merely because he thinks he is above law.”
“Nothing has been placed on record by Dreamfolks to show that the said entities/ banks are its exclusive clients and that they have not entered similar agreements with other service providers like Dreamfolks.”
“Given the commercial value of these publicity rights, a celebrity is entitled to safeguard his interest against any misuse of the personality attributes which includes his name, image, voice and likeness.”
Explore latest cases reported in SCC’S High Court Cases (HCC) on matter related to the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 and the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 covering critical issues related to power of authorities regarding summons, Bail, Sanction for prosecution, Grounds of Incomplete investigation, Interpretation of “reasonable grounds for believing” under S. 45 PMLA, and more.
“The objective of 2016 Rules was not to create any monopoly in the MCD but to scientifically manage solid waste in order to protect and improve the quality of environment as also control environment pollution.”
An illuminating oxford-style debate was conducted by the IIAC and DIAC at the Delhi High Court on the motion that Institutional Arbitration is the complete solution to restore the faith of PSUs in arbitration as the preferred mode of dispute resolution.