New Delhi: There can’t be any monopoly over the terms ‘Chur Chur Naan’ and ‘Amritsari Chur Chur Naan’ as they may be “absolutely usual,” the Delhi High Court has held. The court stated the word ‘Chur Chur’ means “crushed,” and the ‘Chur Chur Naan’ method “overwhelmed Naan” and not anything extra, and it cannot acquire trademark signification. Justice Prathiba M Singh handed the order while hearing a plea filed by Praveen Kumar Jain, the owner of an outlet in Paharganj that sells naan and other food items.
He had claimed unique rights at the expression ‘Chur Chur Naan’ as he had the registration for it. Jain filed a match for alleged trademark infringement against some other outlet that uses a comparable expression. The court stated that it cannot be ignored if registrations are wrongly granted or applied for such frequent expressions. It said those phrases are used in everyday conversational language, and there can’t be any monopoly in appreciation of such an expression. “‘Chur Chur’ is a terminology utilized in ordinary conversational language, and there can not be any monopoly in admiring an expression inclusive of ‘Chur Chur.’‘
“The plaintiff has acquired registration of the marks ‘Chur Chur Naan, Amritsari Chur Chur Naan’. Still, the identical could now not in any way prevent the bonafide description of the man or woman of the naan that’s beaten, that is, ‘chur,'” the courtroom stated. The suggestion for defendants, towards whom the health become filed, contended that no monopoly could be granted to such popular expressions as there have been a massive number of outlets that use the name ‘Chur Chur Naan’ and additionally, they submitted that the emblems of Jain are vulnerable to be rectified as they lack simple uniqueness.
The courtroom stated the defendants have been capable of exposing entries on various websites, including Zomato, Justdial, and Eattreat, wherein 0.33 parties are using ‘Chur Chur Naan’ and ‘Amritsari Chur Chur Naan’ with several prefixes and suffixes. “The defendants have also shown on file that it’s by far the not unusual practice in exchange for meal shops to apply names that include Chandni Chowk Ke Mashoor, Dilli Ke Mashoor, Delhi Walo Ki Mashoor, and so on. “The equal are commonplace to the alternate and are utilized by a large range of events, as is obvious from the entries from 1/3 birthday party websites that are on file. Thus, there cannot be any monopoly on the phrases ‘Chur Chur Naan and Amritsari Chur Chur Naan’ because the equal is normal,” Justice Singh stated.
At the outset, the court is located in the order that cuisine sold on the streets of Delhi is legendary. Whether it is Chandni Chowk for its Paranthewali Gali, Paharganj and Karol Bagh for its eateries, Kamla Nagar for its chaat, Connaught Place and Pandora Street for their restaurants, Jama Masjid and Nizamuddin regions for their Mughlai cuisine, nearby food at the numerous bhajans – those meals retailers had been catering to purchasers from all walks of life. The defendants, who were a gift within the court, agreed to alternate their shops’ names to ‘Paharganj Seth ke masoor Chur naan and Paharganj Seth Ke Mashoor Amritsari Naan. The courtroom gave them 30 days to exchange the brand-new names. It then published the problem for September 11 for also listening to.
