TRACING THE BACKSTORY OF THE DINDIGUL THALAPPAKATTI TRADEMARK DISPUTE; A CASE STUDY ON M/S.THALAPPAKATTI NAIDU ANANDA… VS THALAPKATTU BIRIYANI AND FAST FOOD by Ravani Ukti Nayudu
Author: Ravani Ukti Nayudu, Student at Dr.M.G.R. Educational and Research Institute, Chennai ABSTRACT A local restaurant in Trivandum was recently given an interim injunction for making use of the trademarked names of the original restaurant, according to a recent article in the Hindu newspaper headlined “Dindigul Thalappakatti Biriyani wins’ lawsuit in Madras High Court.” For a long time, the famed restaurant has been litigating for ownership of its infamous trademarks…