Guwahati: Reliance Industries Limited (RIL), among five others, sought trademark registration of ‘Operation Sindoor’, after the Indian Army launched a series of strikes, under this codename, at terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan.
On Thursday, however, the conglomerate withdrew its trademark application for ‘Operation Sindoor’.
Reliance Industries has released a statement after reports of a trademark request for Operation Sindoor surfaced online.
The company, led by billionaire industrialist Mukesh Ambani, in a statement said, “Jio Studios, a unit of Reliance Industries, has withdrawn its trademark application, which was filed inadvertently by a junior person without authorisation”.
On May 7, according to filings before the Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trademarks, four applications, including one by Reliance, were filed.
RIL’s application was filed at 10.42 am under Class 41 (trademark pertaining to education, providing of training, entertainment, sporting and cultural activities).
Following this, three others submitted applications — a Mumbai resident, a retired Air Force officer, and a Delhi-based practising advocate.
Reliance Industries’ statement reads, “Reliance Industries has no intention of trademarking Operation Sindoor, a phrase which is now a part of the national consciousness as an evocative symbol of Indian bravery.”
“Jio Studios, a unit of Reliance Industries, has withdrawn its trademark application, which was filed inadvertently by a junior person without authorisation,” it said.
It 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.”
“Reliance stands fully in support of our Government and Armed Forces in this fight against terrorism. Our commitment to the motto of ‘INDIA FIRST’ remains unwavering,” the statement reads.
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Sources from the Indian Motion Picture Producers Association (IMPPA) and the Indian Film and Television Producers Council (IFTPC) said that they have received more than 30 applications to register titles exactly as or similar to Operation Sindoor.
