Hyundai India claims Mahindra Renault Sandero name is similar to Santro!
October 27th, 2009 Leave a comment Visited 136 times, 5 so far today
Nalin Mehta, CEO, Mahindra Renault has responded to this lawsuit in a statement:
We have filed a reply requesting the Honorable court for removal of Mahindra Renault’s name as the defendant. Mahindra Renault does not have any ownership of the ‘Sandero’ brand. Mahindra Renault has never used or promoted the brand. The Sandero brand belongs to Renault and we have no locus standi on the brand. Our appeal with request stated above is filed with the Court and awaits hearing.
Business Standard has reported that Hyundai India has filed a lawsuit against Mahindra Renault.
The South Korean company claims that Mahindra Renault is set to launch a new car named Sandero in the Indian market and the name is similar to their own product named Santro!
Hyundai claims in this lawsuit that Mahindra aims to cash in on the popularity of Santro brand in the Indian market!
They are now asking the courts to stop Mahindra Renault from naming their new car Sandero.
Well, here is an example of another such case here in the Indian market. Hyundai Verna is a very similar name to Maruti Suzuki Versa!
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