Case Title: RPG Enterprises Limited Vs. RPG Nirman Private Limited:Date of Order: 28th May, 2025:Case Number: CS(COMM) 532/2025:Name of Court: High Court of Delhi:Name of Judge: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Amit Bansal
The plaintiff, RPG Enterprises Limited, filed a suit seeking permanent injunction against the defendants for trademark infringement, passing off, and related reliefs. The plaintiff asserted rights over the well-known trademark ‘RPG’, which has been in use since 1979 and registered since 1999, derived from the name of its founder Rama Prasad Goenka. The plaintiff pointed out that the defendants were using the identical mark ‘RPG’ despite an earlier rectification order dated 8th January 2025, whereby the registration of the defendant’s trademark had been cancelled on the grounds of bad faith and dishonesty.
The dispute concerned the unauthorized and continued use of the ‘RPG’ mark by the defendants, who were found to be operating from the same address and managed by the same individual. The plaintiff argued that such use was not only dishonest but also caused confusion and amounted to misuse of the goodwill attached to the well-known mark ‘RPG’.
The Judge held that a prima facie case had been established in favour of the plaintiff. The Court found that the balance of convenience was in favour of the plaintiff and that irreparable harm would be caused if the defendants were allowed to continue using the mark. The Court also observed that public interest would be harmed due to the likelihood of confusion caused by the deceptively similar marks.
The Court granted an interim injunction, restraining the defendants from using the mark ‘RPG’ or any ‘RPG’-formative marks in relation to their services, until the next date of hearing.
