Bombay High Court restrains cab operators from utilizing Jio trademark

In a big trademark safety ruling, the Bombay High Court has restrained a gaggle of cab operators from utilizing the ‘Jio’ trademark owned by Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) for taxi providers provided underneath the area title www.jiocabs.com.

The interim order was handed by Justice Somasekhar Sundaresan on October 7, 2025, in response to a swimsuit filed by RIL alleging trademark infringement and passing off.

“The continued utilization of a well known and guarded model title would certainly trigger grave harm,” Justice Sundaresan noticed, whereas granting ad-interim aid in favour of the conglomerate. He famous that RIL had made out a robust prima facie case for pressing intervention, particularly given the defendants’ conduct and the misleading similarity of the impugned marks to RIL’s registered logos.

The court docket was knowledgeable that the defendants, Asif Ahmed (registrant of the area), Usman (proprietor of Doon Taxi Service), and P.D.R. Solutions LLC (area registrar), have been working taxi providers in Dehradun and Delhi underneath the title “Jiocabs”, and had used logos and art work intently resembling RIL’s authentic inventive works. The web site additionally listed Mumbai as a service location.

Justice Sundaresan famous that though the defendants had modified their enterprise title following authorized discover, the area www.jiocabs.com remained lively. “Even the steadiness of comfort can be in favour of grant of the ad-interim aid,” he mentioned.

The court docket’s order restrains the defendants and any related entities from utilizing the ‘Jio’ title, mark, or any deceptively related art work in reference to taxi providers or some other items or providers.

The safety extends to RIL’s logos registered underneath a number of courses, together with Class 9 (digital items), Class 38 (telecommunications), and Class 39 (transport and journey providers).

The choose additionally referenced a earlier 2021 order of the Bombay High Court which had recognised ‘Jio’ as a well known trademark, with RIL holding 14 separate registrations and going through misuse throughout a minimum of 11 domains.

The matter is scheduled for additional listening to on November 28, 2025. The defendants have been given 4 weeks to file their reply.