Veg biryani: Paytm founder knows the trick to make it interesting

In 2013, lines became clearer for ‘Blurred Lines’ stars Robin Thicke and Pharrel Williams after a court ruled that the two had noticeably ripped off Marvin Gaye’s 1977 hit ‘Got to Give It Up’. The lawsuit was filed by Gayes’s family who then received more than $7.3 million in damages.

In pic: From left (Robin Thicke, Pharrell Williams, Marvin Gaye)

In May 2018, popular US brand of Ritz crackers was at the centre of an infringement case in China. Intercontinental Great Brands LLC, makers of Ritz, sued two Chinese companies Dongguan Changshunli Food Limited Company and Jiezhou Food Limited Company over the name of Rize crackers.

Ritz argued that the Rize name, as well as the packaging design, was very similar to its registered trademarks and confused consumers. The case in still on, with Ritz asking for $5 million in damages.

In 2016, the US based online payment app company filed a lawsuit against India’s Paytm for copying the colour scheme of its logo as well as the first syllable. In the report filed by PayPal, the company had raised an objection against using the dual-blue colour scheme which has been “adopted in entirety”.

Also, PayPal claims the word ‘Pay’ has a deep recollection value and makes Paytm sound very similar to PayPal. The case is still on.

In pic: Paypal CEO Daniel Schulman (L) and Paytm founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma (R)

In 2015, Ludhiana-based street vendor Ravinder Pal Singh Babbar, who operated a burger joint called Mr Singh Burger King had to change its name after the Miami-based fast food giant filed a trademark case against him.