Shashi Tharoor has approached the Delhi High Court in a civil suit over alleged misuse of personality and publicity rights through AI-generated deepfake videos, highlighting serious concerns over digital identity protection and growing legal challenges posed by artificial intelligence in India.
DSK Legal represented Roy Kapur Productions Private Limited before the Bombay High Court in a copyright dispute filed by Ms. Tanuja Bhagat alleging infringement over the use of the title “Matka King” for an upcoming web-series release.
Dr Reddy’s told the Delhi High Court it will rename its semaglutide drug from ‘Olymviq’ to ‘Olymra’ after the court raised concerns over similarity with ‘Ozempic’. The case comes as India opens its market to generic semaglutide, leading to rising trademark disputes among drugmakers.
Delhi High Court judge Jyoti Singh criticised frequent absence of Central government lawyers in patent cases, asking Chetan Sharma to address non-appearance in matters involving Controller of Patents and Designs, warning situation unacceptable.
The Delhi High Court protected Sonakshi Sinha’s personality rights, barring unauthorized use of her image, voice or likeness by platforms including AI chatbots, prohibiting merchandise sales, and directing removal of infringing links within 36 hours.
The Supreme Court of India restored contempt proceedings in the HERO trademark dispute between Hero Cycles Limited and Hero Ecotech Limited, setting aside the Patna High Court order that quashed action under Order XXXIX Rule 2A CPC.
The Delhi High Court moved to protect singer Jubin Nautiyal’s personality rights but sharply questioned why celebrities avoid their local courts, asking pointedly whether Uttarakhand lacks jurisdiction or even access to platforms like Google in such legal disputes.
Karan Johar’s Dharma Productions has approached the Bombay High Court seeking urgent interim protection in a contract dispute with a production partner. The company wants the court to preserve status quo in matter until arbitration resolves the disagreement.
The Supreme Court of India addressed A. R. Rahman, highlighting Faiyaz Wasifuddin Dagar and “Veera Raja Veera” from Ponniyin Selvan II, claims. Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi said initial performance alone does not decide authorship and requires examination.
The Delhi High Court granted interim relief to Allcargo Logistics, restraining use of the mark ‘VRS ALLCARGO’ or similar variants, holding it likely to confuse consumers and amount to trademark infringement and passing off.
