Pune eatery wins legal battle against US based Burger King

The US company, which entered the Indian market in 2014, argued that the Pune eatery’s continued use of the name is damaging its reputation, goodwill, and business.

The court dismissed the 2011 suit filed by the Burger King Corporation, seeking a permanent injunction restraining infringement of trademark, passing off (the trademark as theirs), as well as monetary damages.

Throwback: For the love of your wife – The Prestige cooker ad

Raja Bundela was an upcoming actor at that time, and this commercial went a long way to give him recognition. He even opined that women would walk up to him and compliment him, “Pati ho to aisa”.

Today, ‘Jo biwi se kare pyaar, woh Prestige se kaise kare inkar’ seems outdated, sexist even, but it’s one of the most memorable taglines ever written.