Blue border and IP: God bless (and protect) the Saint Mother Teresa and her stripes

White saree with three blue borders has been recognised as IP of Missionaries of Charity

India is making news again on the Intellectual Property (IP) front. After the successful trademark registration last month by The Indian Hotels Co Ltd (vide application no. 715972) of the architectural design of the famous Taj Mahal Palace hotel in Mumbai, the famous blue lined white saree of Mother Teresa has been recognized as an Intellectual Property of the Missionaries of Charity based out of Kolkata.

The white saree with three blue borders, the outer border being wider than the two inner ones is today worn by all nuns of the Missionaries of Charity. It has been recognised as Intellectual