š¢ Company: ASAP Legal and Advocates š Location: Mumbai š° Stipend/Salary: As Per Industry standard About the Job :ASAP LEGAL is looking for a full-time Lawyer based in Mumbai. The role involves drafting, preparing legal arguments, and representing the firm and its clients before various courts. Eligibility :(i) Minimum 2 years of experience in litigation,
... Continue Reading.[Part III] The Road Not Taken (Down): Delhi HC Starts Sorting the Personality Rights āSalad Platterā
Continuing the discussion on an almost unending spate of personality rights filings (first part and second part), in the third part of the post, Aakanksha turns to fandom, fan merchandise, and fan participation in celebrification ā and to some hopes for free speech uses of celebrity personality. Dr. Aakanksha Kumar (She/Her) is an independent researcher
... Continue Reading.[Part I] The Road Not Taken (Down): Delhi HC Starts Sorting the Personality Rights āSalad Platterā
The Delhi High Court has been seeing what can be termed an almost unending spate of personality rights filings, but thereās now a fork in the road that recent orders over the past month are recognising. In this three-part post, Dr. Aakanksha Kumar argues that āpersonality rightsā in India is not a single cause of
... Continue Reading.[Part II] The Road Not Taken (Down): Delhi HC Starts Sorting the Personality Rights āSalad Platterā
In the first part of this three-part post, Aakanksha discussed the standard, overbroad prayers in almost every personality rights suit, and the August 2026 orders that have begun to dismantle them. In this second part, she examines the reasons for the concentration of these suits in the DHC and engages with the Courtās three questions
... Continue Reading.JOB POST: Legal Officer at Tamil Nadu Forest and Wildlife Crime Control Bureau [Apply by Sep 19]
Tamil Nadu Forest and Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (TNFWCCB), Government of Tamil Nadu, has invited online applications for engagement of a Legal Officer (Young Professional-II) on a temporary contractual basis. Law graduates enrolled as Advocates with a State Bar Council and having the prescribed professional experience are eligible to apply. The last date to submit
... Continue Reading.Well-Known Marks: To Declare or Not to Declare?
Image from here. Ordinarily, trademark protection is strongest in relation to the identical or similar goods or services for which a mark is registered. Some marks, however, acquire such a strong reputation that the law protects them even against use or registration for dissimilar goods and services. These are known as āwell-known trademarks,ā and there
... Continue Reading.SpicyIP Tidbit- Paper Trail in IPRS v Hotel Appolo: Missing Caveat and the IPRS License
IPRS logo from here Last week, I wrote a post on a licensing quagmire covering the recent dispute between IPRS and Hotel Appolo & Tours Private Limited, which dealt with an important question of whether a hotel needs to take an IPRS license for cable TV to run in its hotel rooms. The Calcutta High
... Continue Reading.Internship Opportunity at Workie
š¢ Company: Workie š Location: Onsite š° Stipend/Salary: Based on Performance About the Internship :Workie Pvt. Ltd. is inviting applications for a Legal Intern for a 3-month internship. The opportunity is intended for law students seeking practical exposure to legal work and professional processes in a professional environment. Eligibility :⢠Only Law students can apply (no prior experience required)⢠Candidates
... Continue Reading.Paid Internship Opportunity at Ninjacart
š¢ Company: Ninjacart š Location: Bengaluru š° Stipend/Salary: Based on Performance About the Internship :Ninjacart is offering a three-month Legal Internship in Bengaluru for LLB graduates seeking hands-on experience with an in-house legal team. Ninjacart is looking for a Legal Intern to support its Legal team with legal drafting, documentation, research, and day-to-day legal activities. Eligibility :(i) Be law
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