{"id":8931,"date":"2021-10-20T06:21:46","date_gmt":"2021-10-20T06:21:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swaritadvisors.com\/blog\/?p=8931"},"modified":"2021-10-20T06:21:48","modified_gmt":"2021-10-20T06:21:48","slug":"trademarks-in-indian-automobile-industry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swaritadvisors.com\/blog\/trademarks-in-indian-automobile-industry\/","title":{"rendered":"A Complete Analysis of Trademarks in Indian Automobile Industry"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">The Indian Automobile Industry\/Sector is one of the fastest-growing industries in the world, and right now, it holds the position of 5<sup>th<\/sup> largest automobile industry in the world. Due to the massive automobile demands in India, an enormous number of international automotive giants are trying to rule the Indian market. A broad number of market research has determined Indian customers to be a highly diverse population. So, the term Brand Value is not always determined by any product; rather, it is determined by the fact whether the customers are ready to pay for one brand over the other. Brand Value helps in building an image, and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/swaritadvisors.com\/trademark-registration\" class=\"text-primary\">Trademark<\/a><\/strong> plays an essential role in creating brand value, and it also plays a critical role in Indian Automobile Industry. Thus, in this blog, we will discuss the importance of Trademarks in Indian Automobile Industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_65 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3ac62c0915c\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3ac62c0915c\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/swaritadvisors.com\/blog\/trademarks-in-indian-automobile-industry\/#What_is_the_Importance_of_Trademarks_in_Indian_Automobile_Industry\" title=\"What is the Importance of Trademarks in Indian Automobile Industry?\">What is the Importance of Trademarks in Indian Automobile Industry?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/swaritadvisors.com\/blog\/trademarks-in-indian-automobile-industry\/#Disputes_of_Trademarks_in_Indian_Automobile_Industry\" title=\"Disputes of\nTrademarks in Indian Automobile Industry\">Disputes of\nTrademarks in Indian Automobile Industry<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/swaritadvisors.com\/blog\/trademarks-in-indian-automobile-industry\/#Counterfeiting_in_Indian_Automobile_Industry\" title=\"Counterfeiting\nin Indian Automobile Industry\">Counterfeiting\nin Indian Automobile Industry<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/swaritadvisors.com\/blog\/trademarks-in-indian-automobile-industry\/#Conclusion\" title=\"Conclusion\">Conclusion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_the_Importance_of_Trademarks_in_Indian_Automobile_Industry\"><\/span>What is the Importance of Trademarks in Indian Automobile Industry?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Following\nis the importance of Trademarks in Indian Automobile Industry:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>A Trademark can be defined as\nanything that aids in recognising and differentiating the products or services\nprovided by a company or entity from its competitors. So, Trademarks in Indian\nAutomobile Sector helps to differentiate the product of one automobile company\nfrom others.<\/li><li>Owing Trademarks allows\nautomobile companies to prevent their opponents in Indian Automobile Sector from\nusing identical or confusingly identical Trademarks.<\/li><li>By enabling automobile companies\nto distinguish themselves and their products from those of their competitors,\nTrademarks plays an essential role in the market strategies of such automobile\ncompanies, contributing to the meaning of the reputation &amp; image of the\ncompany and the products that it gives in the eyes of possible customers.<\/li><li>Trademarks help in providing a\ncompany with a substantial advantage over its competitors in the marketplace.<\/li><li>Often, pleased customers\ndevelop an exciting attachment to the Trademark. They observe the automobile\ncompany as bearing the mark as sharing brand image, which shows a set of\ndesired benefits or values.<\/li><li>Trademarks in Indian Automobile\nIndustry helps in selling &amp; advertising their products, resulting in\nserving the economy in a general logic by helping in streamlining the\ncommercialisation of products. Hence, without any doubt, Trademarks in Indian\nAutomobile Industry plays an essential role and helps to boost the country\u2019s\neconomy.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Disputes_of_Trademarks_in_Indian_Automobile_Industry\"><\/span>Disputes of\nTrademarks in Indian Automobile Industry<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The\nsudden rise of an enormous number of worldwide automotive giants towards the\nIndian market brings Trademarks disputes also in the automobile sector. Let&#8217;s\ndiscuss some disputes of Trademarks in Indian Automobile Industry:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong><em>Suzuki Motor \u2013 Trademark\nDispute<\/em><\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>In\n1982, <strong><em>Suzuki Motor<\/em><\/strong> entered the Indian Automobile Market. This company\ncollaborated with <strong><em>Maruti Udyog Limited <\/em><\/strong>and the Indian Government to manufacture\ncars in India. At the same time, another company with clearly fraudulent and\nmala-fide purpose accepted the name <strong><em>Suzuki India Limited<\/em><\/strong>. This marked\nthe commencement of a long battle between these two companies, which lasted for\nover 20 years. Finally, Delhi High Court recognised the rights of this company\nand thereby granted <strong><em>\u201cSuzuki\u201d<\/em><\/strong> being a <strong><em>Well-Known Trademark<\/em><\/strong> in India.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong><em>M\/S Prius Auto Industries\nLimited Vs Toyota &amp; others<\/em><\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The\ngrowth of Trademarks in Indian Automobile Industry has led to the appearance of\na variety of difficult issues revolving around the same. The dispute between\nthese two companies led the Indian courts to infer the idea of \u201c<strong><em>Transborder\nReputation<\/em><\/strong>\u201d. &nbsp;The Apex Court of\nIndia, while deciding the concerning matter in finality, held that while\nrendering the meaning of trans-border reputation, merely just obtaining\ngoodwill internationally wouldn\u2019t be enough, and it is vital that the mark has\nearned goodwill in India at the appropriate time that is before the adoption\ndate of the mark by the opposite party. It is relevant to note that the\nproposed judgement paved a path of vigilance of brand holders, especially\nmultinational company to exercise greater caution in safeguarding their\nIntellectual Property Rights while entering the Indian market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong><em>Monte Carlo Fashions Ltd. Vs Skoda\nAuto India<\/em><\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>In\nthe last few years, an immense number of disputes related to Trademarks in\nIndian Automobile Industry has emerged against non-automobile companies. An\nessence of this case is the latest case of <strong><em>Monte Carlo Fashion Ltd.<\/em><\/strong> comes into\nan agreement with <strong><em>Skoda Auto India Pvt. Ltd.<\/em><\/strong> under which the former has provided\na license to the car manufacturer to permit it to use its Trademark \u201cMonte\nCarlo\u201d owned by Monte Carlo Fashions Limited against Skoda India from using the\nbrand name concerning new <strong><em>\u201cMonte Carlo\u201d <\/em><\/strong>edition car. In the\nagreement between the two corporate organisations, Skoda India has attained a\nLicense from Monte Carlo Fashions Ltd to use its Trademarks, Monte Carlo, in\nIndia concerning its products including only cars, cars accessories &amp; spare\nparts as well as on packaging, advertising &amp; informational material linked\ntherewith.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Counterfeiting_in_Indian_Automobile_Industry\"><\/span>Counterfeiting\nin Indian Automobile Industry<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>For the past years, counterfeiting has resulted in teasing the international market. The <strong>automotive industry<\/strong><sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Automotive_industry\" class=\"text-primary\"><strong>[1]<\/strong><\/a><\/sup> is no objection to this and has been surrounding against counterfeits for decades. Researches, in a study commissioned by FICCI&#8217;s Committee against <strong><em>Smuggling &amp; Counterfeiting Activities Destroying the Economy (CASCADE), <\/em><\/strong>have recognised that the automobile industry in India is most susceptible when it comes to counterfeiting. The study demonstrated that around 30% of the automobile parts market in India is counterfeited. Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) has played an essential role in providing vital protection to IP owners against such counterfeits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Section\n102, 103 &amp; 135 of the Trademarks Act, 1999<\/em><\/strong>\nprovides for the remedies that are available to Trademark owners against cases\nof counterfeiting &amp; penalising forgery of Trademarks; one should know about\nthe other preventive measures that that brand holder can accept, comprising\ncustomer awareness &amp; proactive enforcement of their Trademark Rights\nthrough criminal raids &amp; recording their Trademarks with the <strong><em>Indian\nCustoms Authority<\/em><\/strong> for supervising. The Government of India herein can\nplay an essential role by employing industry-specific remedies, like\nintroducing certifications for automotive parts and spare parts, introducing\nlegislation to increase customer protection on e-commerce websites, and\nproviding strict penalties that can restrict such counterfeits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion\"><\/span>Conclusion<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>After discussing the importance of Trademarks in the Indian Automobile Industry, it is concluded that Products are manufactured or produced in the factory, but brands are created in mind explains the forthcoming association of the Trademarks &amp; automobile industry. All the automotive giants hugely rely on their reputation &amp; image amongst their capable potential customers. With drastic changes in the area of marketing &amp; branding, one can conclude that Trademarks plays a vital role in providing the customer grouping with automobile brands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"text-left\"><b>Read our article<\/b>:<mark style=\"background: #fffd03 !important;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/swaritadvisors.com\/blog\/trademark-for-abbreviations\/\">Trademark for Abbreviations \u2013 Is it Possible?<\/a><\/mark><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Indian Automobile Industry\/Sector is one of the fastest-growing industries in the world, and right now, it holds the position of 5th largest automobile industry in the world. Due to the massive automobile demands in India, an enormous number of international automotive giants are trying to rule the Indian market. 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