During last week’s PWS Session, Sucharitha Banda, Associate, led a discussion on “Can granting IP protection to individuals effectively curb deepfakes?” The session led with a discussion on whether ordinary individuals should enjoy any rights in respect of their persona similar to personality rights enjoyed by public figures and/or celebrities. The members discussed whether such rights, if granted to individuals, will lead to better enforcement against the rising trend of malicious deepfakes. The members delved into administrative, ethical and privacy concerns associated with granting of such rights and the potential roadblocks policy makers may face in enforcement of such rights.

ALG members recently came together for a potluck picnic at Nehru Park. It was a day well spent, filled with delicious food, memorable moments and the weather was perfect. The diversity of the menu was a delightful reflection of our eclectic group, and it was heartwarming to see the effort and creativity put into each contribution. The picnic games added an extra layer of fun, providing moments of friendly competition and shared laughter.

A ‘Legal Issues Seminar – General IP’ (LIS-GIP) was conducted by Nivrati Gupta, Trainee Associate, on ‘Would the Copyright in a Work be reassigned to the Assignor upon Termination of the Assignment Agreement?’.

The seminar explored the relevant provisions of the Copyright Act 1957, which discuss the requirements of a valid assignment of a copyright. The session analyzed recent jurisprudential developments regarding reassignment upon termination, clarifying that the assignor cannot claim that the copyright stood re-assigned to the original assignor, unless the copyright in the work has been re-assigned in writing, as required under the statute. The session concluded with a discussion around the distinction of copyright in a work and the assertion of a money claim in lieu of the assigned copyright.

The presentation can be accessed here.

The World Trademark Review ranks ALG Silver and recognizes 3 ALG Partners in their latest global ranking of leading trademark professionals.

The firm has been recognized across all three categories – Enforcement and Litigation, Prosecution and Strategy, and Licensing & Transactions, and Partners Sheja Ehtesham, Ashwani Balayan and Pranay Bali have individually also been recognized in the WTR 1000 2024 guide.

The full list of WTR 1000 rankings is available here.

Interns – Nadra Jawaid Mallick and Ananya Dutta have commenced their General IP Internship with the firm’s law practice.

We hope their stay in the firm during the 4 week period of their internship will be mutually enriching and that the firm and they will learn exciting things from each other!