Burger king loses a 13-year legal battle...?
Burger king is a world-renowned brand. It has about 13 thousand restaurants in 100 countries of the world. But, in india, the company had to face a unique problem. Here in Pune city, a year-old and popular restaurant was running with the name burger King. After this, the American company filed a case against this Pune-based company accusing it of using its name. This legal battle over the name of burger king in india lasted for 13 years. Now the verdict has come in favor of the Pune-based company. This is considered a big setback for American MNC burger King.
Pune court rejects burger king Corporation's petition
A commercial court in pune ruled in favor of the restaurant located in the Camp area of the city. district Judge sunil Ved Pathak said in his order on august 16 that the petition of American fast food company burger king Corporation is rejected. The American company had accused the Pune-based company of several charges including trademark violation. The company had demanded from the court that the Pune-based company be banned from using their name. Along with this, they should also be compensated.
Anahita and Shapoor Irani run Pune's burger King
Pune's burger king restaurant is run by Anahita and Shapoor Irani. Their restaurants are located in Camp and Koregaon areas. They are very popular. In this case, the judge said that Pune's Burger king has been using this name since 1992-93. The American company came to india much later. They also got their name registered in india later. On the other hand, the pune company was using this name for a long time. In such a situation, action cannot be taken against them.
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