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Sixteen Gibson Dunn partners have been named by Lawdragon to its list of 500 Leading Global IP Lawyers — “the lawyers protecting innovation, defending brand integrity and leveraging the assets at the heart of their clients' businesses.” The post Lawdragon Names 16 Gibson Dunn Partners to List of 500 Leading Global IP Lawyers appeared first on Gibson Dunn .

This porn company made millions by shaming the little guys who downloaded its films. But now it's going after Meta for copyright infringement.

Sesha Dhriti Badiga, Woxsen University ABSTRACT Supreme Court’s landmark ruling in Eastern Book Company & Ors. v. D.B. Modak & Anr. (2008) marked a fundamental change in Indian copyright laws, moving away from the classical “sweat of the brow” doctrine towards a slightly higher threshold for originality that takes into account the skill, judgment, and a very small amount of creativity inv…

Saloni Kumari, Campus Law Centre, University of Delhi ABSTRACT The rapid integration of generative AI into creative industries has exposed significant legislative gaps in India's copyright framework, which was not designed to address non-human creative agents or AI-driven data use. The Copyright Act, 1957 contains no explicit provisions governing AI-generated works or the use of copyrighted conte…

Himani Arya, PhD Scholar, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University ABSTRACT In the modern era of fabricated media, deepfakes are a whole new problem for laws that protect identity, likeness, and copyright. This paper examines the critical issue: Who owns the face?, by analyzing the degree to which Indian law acknowledges and safeguards an individual's facial identity in the era of AI-generated v…

A significant trademark dispute concerning medicinal products came before the Delhi High Court, involving two major pharmaceutical companies and raising important questions regarding deceptive similarity, dishonest adoption, prior user rights, and pharmaceutical trademark protection. The Plaintiff, Sanofi, proprietor of the anti-thrombosis drug sold under the mark PLAVIX, instituted proceedings a…

As far as I know, AGPL doesn't cover Large Language Models. I think it should, but it doesn't. Going forward, we need a new kind of Copy Left License for Open Source Software - something that covers LLMs as well. I mean, your LLM can be trained with my Open Source Software, but only if it's made Open Source as well! I'm calling it AGPL Pro Max ! 😎 Someone please give it a better name, and make it…

Amar Dattatraya Raut, Assistant Professor, Department of Law, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune, Maharashtra, India ABSTRACT The rapid expansion of artificial intelligence, deepfake technologies, voice cloning, and synthetic media has transformed individual identity into a valuable commercial and digital asset, raising complex legal questions regarding the protection of personality rights. T…

N.K Thridev Prince B.Com., LL.B, St. Joseph’s College of Law ABSTRACT Can your thoughts be considered property? Can it be sold?, bequeathed?, or stolen? These questions have transcended science fiction and entered the domain of live legal inquiry with the advent of Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) technology. Elon Musk's Neuralink, a device capable of capturing, decoding, and transmitting the brain…

Aryan Leander Wishard ABSTRACT Copyright law has always had to absorb new creative technologies, from the camera to the photocopier to the computer. Generative artificial intelligence is the most disruptive of these technologies yet, because it does not merely assist human creativity but, in certain configurations, appears to substitute for it entirely. This essay examines how courts and the Unit…

Neha Meena, National Law University and Judicial Academy, Assam “Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower”– Steve Jobs Intellectual property rights are cornerstones of the innovation-driven economy, ensuring inventors and creators are accorded an exclusivity, albeit limited, ownership of their inventive contribution. Among these rights, patents hold a central position, ensuring te…

Garvita Singh, B.Com LL.B., Institute of Law, Nirma University ABSTRACT With the growth of influencer marketing, trademark law has taken on a new set of challenges. Social Media Influencers (SMIs) promote brands, make use of third-party marks on social media platforms and are operating in a legal vacuum, well beyond the scope of existing laws. This article compares the concept of trademark law ac…

Mr Kaustav Chowdhury, LL.M., KIIT School of Law, Bhubaneswar ABSTRACT The human voice is an essential aspect of both individuality and creative identity. The recent developments in the realm of generative AI technology have facilitated realistic voice cloning and resulted in the emergence of numerous AI-generated vocal covers. The mentioned situation demonstrates important weaknesses of the curre…

In this episode of The Briefing, Weintraub Tobin partners Scott Hervey and Tara Sattler discuss the court’s ruling, where Brandy Melville’s trademark claims fell short, and whether a different trademark argument could have changed the outcome. They cover: Tune in for a clear look at where copyright protection ends and trademark law begins. Watch this... Continue Reading

Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, Published online: 12 June 2026; doi:10.1057/s41599-026-07956-9 Deepening of intellectual property provisions in regional trade agreements and embeddedness in global innovation networks

Nitya Pasari, LLB (Hons.), Jindal Global Law School, O.P. Jindal Global University ABSTRACT The shift to autonomous and generative systems from traditional AI, is challenging the doctrinal and conceptual foundations of Intellectual Property Law. The essence of the law has always been human creativity, intention for creation, authorship, ownership, and inventorship, the current legal frameworks ar…

Prohibiting Adversarial Patents Act would make certain patents unenforceable while leaving ownership intact A newly introduced bill in Congress concerning “adversarial patents” could extend U.S. scrutiny of certain foreign technology companies into a new area: intellectual property rights. The Prohibiting Adversarial Patents Act of 2026 (PAPA), introduced by Rep. Scott Fitzgerald (R-WI) and co-sp…

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In a voice vote earlier this week, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 6028, the “Legislative Branch Agencies Clarification Act.” The legislation is presented as a technical reorganization of some government agencies, but it’s much more than that. H.R. 6028 would fundamentally change the U.S. Copyright Office, and not in a good way. The bill removes the Library of Congress’ current superviso…

The Delhi High Court recently delivered a ruling concerning the intersection of trademark and copyright law while adjudicating a petition filed by Fortune Marketing Private Limited seeking cancellation of a copyright registration granted in favour of Gujarat Pesticides for the artistic work “ZOOOK.” The case raised significant questions regarding the extent to which copyright registration...