Reliance withdraws trademark application for 'Operation Sindoor'

Reliance Industries has clarified that it has no intention of trademarking the term “Operation Sindoor”.

In a statement, the company said that "Jio Studios, a unit of Reliance Industries, has withdrawn its trademark application, which was filed inadvertently by a junior person without authorisation."

Reliance trademark withdrawal

The company further stated, "Reliance Industries and all its stakeholders are incredibly proud of Operation Sindoor, which came about in response to a Pakistan-sponsored terrorist attack in Pahalgam. Operation Sindoor is the proud achievement of our brave Armed Forces in India's uncompromising fight against the evil of terrorism."

It was earlier reported that Reliance Industries, along with three other applicants, filed trademark applications under Class 41 of the Nice Classification, which covers media, cultural, educational, and entertainment services.

As reported by Bar and Bench, between 10:42 am and 6:27 pm on May 7, four separate trademark filings were submitted for 'Operation Sindoor'. Apart from Reliance, the applicants include Mumbai resident Mukesh Chetram Agrawal, retired Group Captain Kamal Singh Oberh of the Indian Air Force, and Alok Kothari, a lawyer based in Delhi.

All four applications list the term as “proposed to be used”, indicating future commercial plans, the news report said.