The Role Of IP In Sports In India

Abstract:

Commercialization of Sports is one of the most promising areas which have added to individual gains and contributed to the economic growth of the country. Today Intellectual Property Rights are used as marketing tools toward the branding of games and connected events, sports clubs, teams, celebrity status which all in turn require protection to prevent any complications that may arise in future. In the sports industry, a sequence of title has relevance in sports agreements which incorporate the legal release of the talent of the sportsman, in order that their work, images, personality rights, etc., can be used by another for profit. This article examines the role of IP in sports.

Authored by Nandini Tripathy, Symbiosis Law School, Hyderabad