Punji Nivesh Commodity and Equity Research Pvt Ltd filed an application on May 21, 2013 to register the trademark "Punji Nivesh" for financial and insurance services including providing open outcry and electronic exchange markets for trading, clearing, and confirming transactions in commodity futures, options, and derivatives. The application was filed with the Trade Marks Registry in Mumbai and assigned application number 2535141. A power of attorney document was included with the application.