Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) has sought trademark registration of ‘Operation Sindoor’, a day after the Indian Army launched a series of strikes — under this codename — hitting terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan.
On May 7, according to filings before the Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trademarks, four applications, including one by Reliance, were filed.
RIL’s application was filed at 10.42 am on May 7 by Rajesh Kumar S, the company’s Senior Vice-President, Corporate Affairs.
A trademark would give its owner the rights to monopolise the name for a movie, TV series etc.
The firm has sought the registration in their favour under Class 41 (trademark pertaining to education; providing of training; entertainment; sporting and cultural activities), for “provision of entertainment; production, presentation and distribution of audio, video, still and moving images and data; publishing services including electronic publishing services; the provision of discussion forums; non-downloadable electronic publications; organisation, production and presentation of shows, competitions, games, concerts, exhibitions and events; language teaching; provision of information and advisory services relating to any of the aforesaid services.”
Section 11 of the Trademark Act states that the first to use or the first to file for registration of a trademark will be granted the trademark.
Following RIL’s application, applications by three others were submitted.
At 11.25 am the same day, Mumbai-based Mukesh Chetram Agrawal sought registration of the wordmark, as well as the image, under Class 41 for a range of uses.
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The application details that the trademark registration for the phrase and image is being sought for a range of purpose including for use in concerts, musical performances, entertainment events like musical and cultural events, arts and cultural events, exhibitions for entertainment purposes; production and distribution of radio programmes, television programmes, and sound recordings; entertainment services, etc.
At 12.16 pm, Retired Group Captain and Air Force Officer, Jammu and Kashmir resident Kamal Singh Oberh, claimed a trademark on the word as a whole. His application details the use of the mark for “entertainment, film production, cultural activities, web series production”.
The fourth application was filed at 6.27 pm by Delhi-based advocate Alok Kumar Kothari. He took sought the use of the wordmark for “education, providing of training; entertainment; sporting and cultural activities.”
As per Section 9 of the Trademark Act, 1999, a trademark cannot be registered only if “it is of such nature as to deceive the public or cause confusion; contains or comprises of any matter likely to hurt religious susceptibilities of any class or section of the citizens of India; comprises or contains scandalous or obscene matter; or if its use is prohibited under the Emblems and Names (Prevention of Improper Use) Act, 1950 (12 of 1950).”
