screen_shot_2020-11-16_at_181808-5622103118f9
17 November 2020PatentsTom Phillips

It is where you are, not who you are, that counts

Using a celebrity’s image in advertising may infringe laws around right of publicity, but a lack of global harmonization around such laws means protection varies depending on where the infringement occurs, according to a panel of speakers at the International Trademark Association's 2020 Annual Meeting and Leadership Meeting session 'Right of Publicity: Hidden Traps and Suggested Strategies'.

Already registered?

Login to your account

To request a FREE 2-week trial subscription, please signup.
NOTE - this can take up to 48hrs to be approved.

Two Weeks Free Trial

For multi-user price options, or to check if your company has an existing subscription that we can add you to for FREE, please email Adrian Tapping at atapping@newtonmedia.co.uk


More on this story

Copyright
22 February 2016   Academy Award-winning film “The Hurt Locker” is protected by the First Amendment and did not infringe a US soldier’s publicity rights, the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has ruled.
Jurisdiction reports
1 October 2012   The Honorable Court of Appeals upheld the right of publicity in the case of Andres Sanchez v Honorable Judge Ramon Paul Hernando, Emmanuel Pacquiao and the Office of the City Prosecutor of Quezon City.
Trademarks
1 April 2021   Californian rapper and actor Ice Cube has filed a lawsuit against stock trading app Robinhood for using his image without permission to promote its “garbage trading platform”.