{"id":13522,"date":"2026-08-18T03:40:43","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T03:40:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=13522"},"modified":"2026-08-18T03:40:43","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T03:40:43","slug":"sonu-nigams-intellectual-property-suit-resolved-by-bombay-high-court-as-the-singers-namesake-agrees-to-not-use-his-identity-image-without-authorisation-hindi-movie-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=13522","title":{"rendered":"Sonu Nigam&#8217;s intellectual property suit resolved by Bombay High Court as the singer&#8217;s namesake agrees to not use his identity, image without authorisation | Hindi Movie News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-133309707,imgsize-244147,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/sonu-nigam.jpg\" alt=\"Sonu Nigam's intellectual property suit resolved by Bombay High Court as the singer's namesake agrees to not use his identity, image without authorisation\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>A legal dispute over the use of a shared name on social media has been resolved after a namesake of singer <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/sonu-nigam\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sonu Nigam<\/a> agreed not to use the singer\u2019s identity or likeness on the internet. The Bombay High Court disposed of a commercial intellectual property suit after the parties reached a settlement.Justice Madhav Jamdar, on August 13, recorded the settlement after lawyers for both sides informed the court that the matter had been amicably resolved.<!-- --> The parties submitted consent terms, which were accepted by the court as undertakings.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"5\"\/>The singer had moved the High Court seeking protection of his personality and publicity rights. His plea sought a permanent injunction restraining Sonu Nigam Singh and any associated persons or entities from using the name \u201cSonu Nigam\u201d, as well as the singer\u2019s image, likeness, or other attributes of his personality without authorisation.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"9\"\/>He had also alleged that the use of similar identifiers and imagery could mislead the public into believing that Singh\u2019s social media account or services were connected with, endorsed by, or belonging to him. The petition further sought restrictions on the re-creation, publication, uploading, circulation, and reproduction of the allegedly infringing content.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/>The court noted that an ad-interim order passed on July 11, 2025, had already restrained Singh and anyone acting through him from using the display name or account name \u201cSonu Nigam\u201d on social media platforms. The lawyers informed the court that the order had been complied with.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/>The consent terms were signed by Nigam\u2019s power-of-attorney holder, Saira Dawood Makani, and Singh. Makani was present in court, while Singh appeared via video conferencing. Both parties confirmed that the dispute had been settled in accordance with the agreed terms.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"18\"\/>\u201cVarious statements made in the Consent Terms are accepted as undertakings given to this Court,\u201d Justice Jamdar said in the order.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/entertainment\/hindi\/bollywood\/news\/sonu-nigams-intellectual-property-suit-resolved-by-bombay-high-court-as-the-singers-namesake-agrees-to-not-use-his-identity-image-without-authorisation\/articleshow\/133309665.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A legal dispute over the use of a shared name on social media has been resolved after a namesake of singer Sonu Nigam agreed not to use the singer\u2019s identity or likeness on the internet. 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