Delhi High Court Orders ₹2 Crore Deposit in ‘Veera Raja Veera’ Copyright Dispute against AR Rahman and others.
For more intellectual property updates, follow our WHATSAPP CHANNEL and SUNS LEGAL | LinkedIn Written by Nasreen Serji, student at Government Law College, Thrissur. Faiyaz Wasifuddin Dagar v. A.R. Rahman & Ors., CS (COMM) 773/2023 In a landmark case of copyright infringement involving Hindustani Classical music, the Delhi High Court addressed the striking similarities between […]
Supreme Court Laid Down Two-Pronged Test in Landmark IP Judgment on Designs and Copyrights
For more intellectual property updates, follow our WHATSAPP CHANNEL and SUNS LEGAL | LinkedIn Written by Nasreen Serji, a student at Government Law College, Thrissur. CRYOGAS EQUIPMENT PVT. LTD. V. INOX INDIA LTD. [2025 INSC 483] The Supreme Court in Cryogas v. Inox laid down a two-pronged test to differentiate between an industrial design and […]
Delhi HC: Phonographic Performance Limited Cannot Issue Licenses Without Copyright Society Registration
For more intellectual property updates, follow our WHATSAPP CHANNEL and SUNS LEGAL | LinkedIn Written by Nasreen Serji, student at Government Law College, Thrissur. AZURE HOSPITALITY PRIVATE LIMITED V. PHONOGRAPHIC PERFORMANCE LIMITED (FAO(OS) (COMM) 41/2025). A copyright society is an association of authors and other rights owners, registered by the Central Government to administer copyrights […]
Thaler V. Perlmutter: D.C. Circuit Confirms Only Human Works Can Be Copyrighted
For more intellectual property updates, follow our WHATSAPP CHANNEL and SUNS LEGAL | LinkedIn Written by Maria Therese Syriac, a student at NUALS Kochi “Dear diary, today I created a masterpiece that no one will ever legally recognize as mine.” – Every AI system after March 18, 2025 In a ruling that draws a line […]
From Headnotes to Headlines: The Reuters vs. Ross Intelligence Case
For more intellectual property updates, follow our WHATSAPP CHANNEL and SUNS LEGAL | LinkedIn Written by Maria Therese Syriac, a student of NUALS and verified by Sunil Jose, Managing Attorney, Suns Legal. “I’m sorry Dave, I can’t do that” a HAL 9000’s famous line from “2001: A Space Odyssey” might soon be joined by a […]
Madras High Court rejects Netflix’s Jurisdiction Challenge in Dhanush’s Wunderbar Films Copyright Case
For more intellectual property updates, follow our WHATSAPP CHANNEL and SUNS LEGAL | LinkedIn Written by N. Amal S. Nair and verified by Sunil Jose, Managing Attorney, Suns Legal. Los Gatos Production Services India LLP vs Wunderbar Films Private Limited (A. Nos.6748 and 6750 of 2024 in C.S. (Comm. Div.) No.251 of 2024 and O.A. […]
Revisiting Old Tunes: Copyright Ownership in Indian Film Music
For more intellectual property updates, follow our WHATSAPP CHANNEL and SUNS LEGAL | LinkedIn Written by Maria Therese Syriac, a law student at NUALS Kochi and verified by Sunil Jose, Managing Attorney, Suns Legal. Saregama India Limited v. Vels Film International Limited (CS(COMM) 38/2025) In 1980, the melodious Tamil song ‘En Iniya Pon Nilave’ captivated […]
Licensing of Copyrights in Music: The Tale Of Tunes
For more intellectual property updates follow our WHATSAPP CHANNEL and SUNS LEGAL | LinkedIn Written by Keerthana M, Lawyer, and Verified by Sunil Jose, Managing Attorney, Suns Legal. On my last visit to a nearby clothing store, they had ‘Sajni’ from Laapata Ladies on loop, which made me wonder whether they had obtained a license […]
Delhi High Court Rules Troll Videos Defame and Violate Rights of Telugu Actor Manchu Vishnu
For more intellectual property updates follow our WHATSAPP CHANNEL and SUNS LEGAL | LinkedIn Written by Keerthana M, Lawyer, and Verified by Sunil Jose, Managing Attorney, Suns Legal. Manchu Vishnu Vardhan Babu Alias Vishnu Manchu v. Arebumdum and Others, CS(COMM) 828/2024 Trolls have become popular with the advent of the internet and social media. ‘Trolling’ […]
MERE SIMILARITY IN COLOUR AND GENERIC SHAPE DOES NOT CONSTITUTE COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT: DELHI HIGH COURT
For more intellectual property updates follow our WHATSAPP CHANNEL and SUNS LEGAL | LinkedIn Written by Ronsiya Roy, Legal Intern, and Verified by Sunil Jose, Managing Attorney, Suns Legal R.C PLASTO TANKS AND PIPES PVT. LTD V. GANESH GOURI INDUSTRIES & ANR RFA(OS)(IPD) 1/2023, CM Nos.39/2023, 40/2023 & 42/2023 In a recent case, the Delhi High Court held […]