An Indian restaurant chain with no outlets in this country cannot sue a U.S. competitor for its use of the "Bukhara" name, the 2nd Circuit has ruled. New Delhi, India-based ITC sued the operators of Bukhara Grill restaurants -- in New York and New Jersey -- for trademark infringement, unfair competition and false advertising under state and federal law. Concluding that the company had abandoned its rights to the name and could not prevail, the circuit also declined to apply the "famous marks" doctrine.
April 04, 2007 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
An Indian restaurant chain with no outlets in this country cannot sue a U.S. competitor for its use of the “Bukhara” name, a federal appeals court has ruled.
New Delhi, India-based ITC sued the operators of Bukhara Grill restaurants — in New York and Parsippany, N.J. — for trademark infringement, unfair competition and false advertising under state and federal law.
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