Sabzi: Cornwall deli trademarked the Hindi word for “vegetables” then threatened cookbook author

Sabzi means “vegetables” or “greens” in Hindi and other south Asian languages spoken by more than a billion people. Ghormeh sabzi is the national dish of Iran. But after Yasmin Khan wrote a recipe book titled Sabzi: Fresh Vegetarian Recipes for Every Day, a deli owner in Cornwall, England, accused her of stealing its trademark. That you can’t enforce tr…