Recently, Pakistan secured a massive legal victory as the Federal Court of Australia dismissed a crucial appeal by India. India’s Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) originally filed this Basmati Trademark case. The Basmati Trademark Case: A Historic Win for PakistanPreviously, APEDA tried to register the word “Basmati” in Australia. The word “Basmati” simply cannot distinguish APEDA-certified rice from Basmati that other traders legitimately produce and market. Moving forward, Pakistani exporters will rightfully maintain their freedom to market authentic Pakistani Basmati across Australia.