India’s Bombay High Court has issued an interim order preventing a Pune-based eatery from using the name Burger King, following a trademark infringement claim by the US fast-food giant, Burger King Corporation. The court's interim order comes pending the final disposal of the appeal filed by the American company.

Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Monday stayed a Pune Court order dismissing a trademark infringement suit filed by US-based burger giant, Burger King Corporation (BKC), against a local burger joint using the same name — Burger King.

Burger King Corporation won an interim relief from the Bombay High Court, preventing a Pune eatery from using its name

The Bombay High Court has granted a temporary injunction against a Pune restaurant using the name 'Burger King', favoring the US-based fast food chain in a trademark dispute. This ruling comes after the US chain appealed a previous court's dismissal of its suit against the local eatery,

The Bombay High Court on Monday in an interim order restrained a Pune-based eatery from using the name 'Burger King' until a trademark infringement plea by the US giant Burger King Corporation is heard and disposed of.

The global fast-food giant filed an appeal in August, challenging a Pune court's decision to dismiss its 2011 trademark infringement lawsuit against the eatery. The Bombay High Court stayed the Pune court order on Monday.

The multinational fast-food corporation has sued the Pune eatery named ‘Burger King’ owned by Anahita Irani and Shapoor Irani, claiming infringement of trademark laws.