In an interim order, the Bombay High Court has temporarily restrained a Pune-based eatery from using the name ‘Burger King’ pending the final hearing and disposal of a trademark infringement appeal filed by the US-based fast-food giant, Burger King Corporation.

The multinational corporation approached the Bombay High Court in August, challenging a Pune court’s decision to dismiss its trademark infringement suit against the local eatery. The US company had also filed an application seeking an interim injunction against the owners of the Pune eatery, Anahita Irani and Shapoor Irani, to prevent them from using the ‘Burger King’ name during the pendency of its appeal.