Rapido is a well-known business in India that provides two-wheeler taxi services. Recently, it had to fight a case against another applicant to protect its brand and trademark registration.
Case behind Trademark Registration Case for Rapido
Roppen is a company incorporated in 2015. They argued that they have multiple trademark registrations for the Rapido brand. They even proved that the earliest registration is dated November 2017 and the company has strong market presence with extensive operations.
However, another application was received to register the trademark ‘Rapido’. Therefore, the Roppen Company owner of ‘Rapido’ filed a petition to cancel another party’s application to get the same name trademark. They contended that the mark’s use by another party would result in confusion for consumers and misappropriate the goodwill and reputation that the company has built in so many years.
Court’s Decision in Rapido’s Trademark Battle
- The court noticed that the respondent didn’t reply to the petitions. This made it clear they had nothing substantial to argue. Thus, leading to the court accepting Roppen’s claims as true.
- Later in investigation, it also became evident that Roppen had been using the “Rapido” mark first. As a result, the Triple Identity Test was applied and it found that the marks were identical, the services were similar, and both targeted the same consumers. This created a serious risk of confusion for the average customer. This was seen as unfair and a violation of Roppen’s rights.
- In the end, the court decided to cancel the respondent’s trademark registration for the “Rapido” mark. Thus, highlighting the importance of getting trademark registration in India as soon as possible for any business.
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