Today, On 26th March, A plea filed in the Delhi High Court seeking a ban on the registration of trademarks using the name “Osho.” The court has requested responses from the Central government and the Trademark Registry regarding the matter. The petition was submitted by Osho Friends International, an association of the philosopher Osho’s disciples. The case could impact the commercial use of Osho’s name and legacy.
The Trade Marks Registry has withdrawn its approval for registering the trademark ‘CHUTIYARAM’ under Class 30 of the Trade Marks Act, 1999. The decision came on Tuesday, just a day after the mark was published in the Trademark Journal and two weeks after it was initially accepted. In an official order published on Tuesday, the Trade Marks Registry admitted that the acceptance of the application was a mistake and that the mark violated legal provisions under Sections 9 and 11 of the Trade Marks Act, 1999.
