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Osho trademark:OIF appeal dismissed

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Posted: Jul 18, 2009 at 0045 hrs IST

Osho trademarks have been finally cancelled in the US by an order released by Federal Court. On January 13, 2009, the Trials and Appeals Board of the United States Patent and Trademark Office in its strongly worded decision said that Osho cannot be trademarked. This decision was the culmination of a legal battle started nearly 10 years ago by Osho Friends International (OFI), an association of Osho meditation centers and disciples from all over the world.

Osho International Foundation (OIF), Zurich , filed a Notice of Appeal on March 12, 2009 with respect to the January 13, 2009 decision by the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. OIF filed their appeal in the Court of Appeals of the Federal Circuit in Washington DC . The appeal was about the correctness of the decision rendered by the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board on January 13.

Later on, OIF decided to withdraw the appeal and filed for withdrawal in the Court of Appeals on June 19, 2009. Recently the Federal Court released the order dismissing the Appeal. The trademarks of Osho in the US now finally stand cancelled.

While the Osho Mediattaion Resort in Pune declined to comment on the news, Swami Chaitanya Keerti, editor, Osho World monthly magazine published by Osho World Foundation, New Delhi said he along with Osho’s followers the world over are delighted.

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A similar case is in progress before Kerala High Court - "Trademark on the picture of deity in Attukal Temple in Trivandrum by the Temple Trust"

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