General IP Interns – Ishaan Kedar Paranjape, Vaishnavi Chaudhry, Abhinav Anand, Devi Sree Durgampudi, Arshiya Sharma and Prateek Singh (Pre-Final Year Interns); Vivek Ranaut (Final Year Intern) have successfully completed their Internship at ALG. At the end of their internship, they obliged us with their thoughts and ideas during the Sharing of Reflections (SoR) sessions. Their presence enriched the firm while they interned here. We wish them all the best in their future endeavours.
During last week’s Practice Workshop (PWS) Session, Tanisha Agarwal, Associate, led a discussion on “Are there any Challenges in Enforcement of an Artist’s Moral Rights in the Virtual World?”. The session witnessed a discussion on the different kinds of artworks in the virtual world. The session also delved into the possible challenges that could arise while enforcing moral rights of artists in the virtual/digital art. The session concluded with an engaging discussion on the importance of enforcing moral rights in the virtual world.
A ‘Legal Issues Seminar-General IP’ (LIS-GIP) was conducted by Hardik Choudhary, Associate, on “Can a Single UDRP Complaint be Filed Against Multiple Unknown Parties?”. The seminar delved into the procedure of filing a consolidated UDRP complaint against multiple domain names and an in-depth discussion on situations where proxy services mask the details of the registrant. The seminar specifically looked into various UDRP Panel decisions discussing the various factors applicable to rule on the merits of consolidation. The session concluded with interesting questions from the team on the reasons behind consolidation, the threshold of common control required for consolidation, and the possibility of consolidation of country-level top-level domains (where applicable).
The presentation can be accessed here.
During last week’s Practice Work Shop (PWS) Session, Aishwarya Pande, Associate, led a discussion on whether the fair use doctrine is detrimental to the interests of copyright holders. The session witnessed an engrossing discussion on whether the exception leans more towards rights of the public than towards the rights of copyright holders. The session also explored the possibility of the exception being misused by unauthorized users to escape liability. The session concluded with some interesting exchange of views on ways to prevent such misuse, such that a balance is maintained between rights of the copyright holders and the public.
A ‘Special Legal Issues Seminar – General IP’ (LIS-GIP) was conducted by Tanisha Agarwal, Associate, on ‘When Should a Commercial Suit not be Instituted in an IP Matter Even if it is an Option?’. The seminar delved into the concepts of ‘commercial suits’ and ‘summary judgment’ which was brought about by the Commercial Courts Act, 2015. Reliance was placed on relevant judicial decisions to understand the rationale behind allowing summary judgments in IP matters and consequently, instances where a commercial suit should not be opted for. The session concluded with an interesting discussion on whether there can be any threshold for deciding whether a commercial suit should not be instituted in an IP matter.
The presentation can be accessed here.
