India, May 19 -- Petitioners from the United States and the United Kingdom have also entered the race to claim the trademark for the phrase "Operation Sindoor," for a range of sectors including entertainment, media and broadcasting, reported the Bar and Bench.

As of mid-May 2025, at least 14 applications have been filed in India requesting to claim the trademark for various segments across entertainment-related services like audio and video content.

Reliance Industries Ltd was among the early ones to file the applications, however, later it withdrew stating that it was filed "inadvertently" by a junior employee "without authorisation".

In the US, Rohith Baharani, a New York-based individual, submitted a trademark application on May 9 u...