In today’s times, it is not unusual to find a character that made its first appearance in a comic book or in a film being immediately, if not concurrently, exploited in other media formats or forms. For example, a cartoon character that starts off as a character in a comic book, after gaining popularity, may be extensively commercialised in connection with a wide range of products and services, thereby providing ample revenue generating avenues. Exploitation of cartoon charactersĬharacters can move effortlessly from one medium to another and may also assume new dimensions. In this article, we shall examine the extant law and decided cases to analyze whether the IP in cartoon characters is protectable in India. These characters can be categorized as graphic characters, whereby a graphic character means one, which can be depicted by a cartoon or other graphic representation. and our domestically originated fictional characters like Chacha Chaudhary and Sabu, Tenali Raman, Supandi, Shikari Shambu etc. Superman, Batman, Scooby Doo, Mickey Mouse, Tom & Jerry, Flintstone, Tintin etc. We all are aware of several internationally renowned cartoon characters viz.
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