A ‘Legal Issues Seminar- General IP’ (LIS-GIP) was conducted by Richa Pushpam, Trainee Associate, on “Whether screenplay in respect of which a cinematographic work is made constitutes an independent literary work?”. The seminar discussed relevant provisions under the Copyright Act, 1957 to determine whether the statute recognizes the existence of an independent and autonomous copyright in the screenplay in respect of which a cinematographic work is made, for it to be granted protection as an original literary work under the Act. The session analysed various judgments which discussed whether the copyright in a film affects the separate copyright of any underlying work that the film is based on or includes significantly.

The members also exchanged their views on whether the author of a screenplay has the right to issue a license to novelize the screenplay.

The presentation can be accessed here.

Recently, ALG Attorneys came together for a lively bonding and team-building activity in the form of an exciting treasure hunt! The event was filled with friendly but fierce competition (as expected from our nimble team) in the battle of wits as the groups raced to uncover codes and find the ‘treasure’.

Catch a glimpse of our Attorneys indulge in a well-deserved break filled with fun, food and frolic before we gear up for the last quarter of the year.

ALG’s Pranay Bali will be attending the MARQUES Annual Conference, 2024, scheduled to take place in Stockholm from September 24–27.

The conference will feature discussions on diverse topics including litigation and public opinion, navigating consumer values, successful online enforcement, etc. If you would like to meet with Pranay, please do reach out.

ALG’s Sheja Ehtesham and Ashwani Balayan will be in Chicago for the Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO) Annual Meeting 2024 from September 22–24. The conference has a interesting line up of sessions on diverse topics like Artificial Intelligence (AI), Future of Clean Energy Driven by IP, Global Strategies for Trademark Protection in the Digital Age, etc.

If you would like to meet with Sheja and Ashwani, please do reach out.

A ‘Legal Issues Seminar- General IP’ (LIS-GIP) was conducted by Naman Keswani, Trainee Associate, on “Is there a threshold for the extent of due diligence observed by an intermediary to avail safe harbour in a trademark infringement suit?”. The seminar discussed relevant provisions under the Information Technology Act, 2000 and the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 to determine whether the statute or the Rules provide any threshold for due diligence to be observed by an intermediary. The session analysed various judgments discussing whether merely adding disclaimers in the privacy policies and user agreements by the intermediaries is sufficient due diligence. The members also exchanged their views on whether informing the intermediaries regarding any infringing use of a trademark would amount to “actual knowledge” under the provisions of the Act.

The presentation can be accessed here.