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KKCL has filed a lawsuit against the makers of the show for infringing their trademark ‘Killer’ in its title.
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A still from Netflix Killer soup.
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The maker of Killer Jeans, Kewal Kiran Clothing Limited (KKCL), has filed a lawsuit against Netflix’s latest web series. killer soup, starring Manoj Bajpayee and Konkona Sensharma, for infringing on their ‘Killer’ brand in the show’s title.
The first hearing of the case will take place on March 11 in the Bombay High Court. “KKCL has indicted producers Macguffin Pictures LLP and Netflix Entertainment Services India LLP as defendants in the lawsuit,” KKCL said in a press release.
KKCL, the registered owner of the brand ‘Killer’, has demanded Rs 10 million in token damages for the illegal use of the word in the Netflix web series.
In a notice to MacGuffin Pictures and Netflix Entertainment, KKCL’s legal team cited 57 classes in which they registered the ‘Killer’ trademark between 2001 and 2011, citing its popularity due to product quality, marketing strategies and extensive advertising. .
According to a report from economic times, Netflix Entertainment and MacGuffin Pictures are instructed to stop using the word and must provide an unconditional apology and a written commitment not to violate KKCL’s intellectual property rights in the future. The notice also requires the companies to undertake not to violate KKCL’s rights in the future.
killer soup premiered on Netflix on January 11, 2024. The series is co-written by Abhishek Chaubey, along with Harshad Nalawade, Anant Tripathi and Unaiza Merchant, and directed by Abhishek Chaubey.
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