‘filed Inadvertently By A Junior Person’: Reliance Withdraws Operation Sindoor Trademark Bid

Reliance Industries connected Thursday withdrew its exertion to registry ‘Operation Sindoor’ arsenic a trademark, stating that nan filing was made “inadvertently by a inferior person” and without authorisation. 

The move came conscionable a time aft 4 abstracted applications—including 1 by a Reliance unit—were submitted to nan Office of nan Controller General of Patents, Designs & Trade Marks, seeking to usage nan word for entertainment-related services.

All 4 applications were revenge betwixt 10:42 americium and 6:27 p.m. connected May 7, nether Class 41 of nan Nice Classification, which covers services related to education, training, movie and media production, unrecorded performances, integer contented delivery, taste programming, and sporting events. 

This people is often utilized by OTT platforms, accumulation houses, broadcasters, and arena companies, suggesting nan imaginable usage of ‘Operation Sindoor’ arsenic a movie title, web series, aliases documentary brand.

Clarifying its stance, Reliance Industries said successful an charismatic connection that it has nary volition of trademarking nan term, calling ‘Operation Sindoor’ “a building which is now a portion of nan nationalist consciousness arsenic an evocative awesome of Indian bravery.”

“Jio Studios, a portion of Reliance Industries, has withdrawn its trademark application, which was revenge inadvertently by a inferior personification without authorisation,” nan institution stated.

‘Operation Sindoor’ refers to India’s subject strikes against Pakistani panic targets, launched successful nan early hours of Wednesday successful consequence to nan April 22 violent onslaught successful Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam, wherever 26 group were killed.

Reliance Industries further noted that nan group and each its stakeholders are “incredibly proud of Operation Sindoor,” describing it arsenic “the proud accomplishment of our brave Armed Forces successful India's uncompromising conflict against nan evil of terrorism.”

“Reliance stands afloat successful support of our Government and Armed Forces successful this conflict against terrorism. Our committedness to nan motto of ‘INDIA FIRST’ remains unwavering,” nan connection concluded.

Published on: May 8, 2025 4:02 PM IST