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Waymo LLC
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P-Waymo Electric Vehicles Private Limited and Anr.
Dispute Summary
Waymo LLC, a pioneer in autonomous driving technology, filed a suit against P-Waymo Electric Vehicles Private Limited for trademark infringement. The court granted an ex parte injunction restraining the Defendants from using the impugned mark P-WAYMO. The Plaintiff claimed that the Defendants' use of the mark was deceptively and confusingly similar to their registered trademark WAYMO. The court also directed the Defendant to take down the URLs of the impugned listings.
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[Cites 4 , Cited by 0 ] Delhi High Court - Orders Waymo Llc vs P-Waymo Electric Vehicles Private ... on 20 April, 2026 Author: Jyoti Singh Bench: Jyoti Singh $~65 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CS(COMM) 34/2026 WAYMO LLC .....Plaintiff Through: Ms. Shwetasree Majumder, Ms. Tanya Varma, Mr. Vardaan Anand, Ms. Ruchika Yadav and Ms. Hansika Bajaj, Advocates. versus P-WAYMO ELECTRIC VEHICLES PRIVATE LIMITED AND ANR. .....Defendants Through: CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE JYOTI SINGH ORDER % 20.04.2026 I.A. 1004/2026 (u/S 151 CPC ) 1. This application is filed on behalf of the Plaintiff under Section 151 CPC for filing some videos/screen recordings in a CD. 2. For the reasons stated in the application, the same is allowed permitting the Plaintiff to place some videos/screen recordings as mentioned in the application in the form of a CD. 3. Application stands disposed of. I.A. 10795/2026 4. This application is filed on behalf of the Plaintiff under Order VI Rule 17 CPC seeking amendment in paragraph 6 of I.A. 1000/2026 to the extent averred in paragraph 6 of the application. 5. For the reasons stated in the application, the same is allowed, CS(COMM) 34/2026 Page 1 of 11 This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 22/04/2026 at 20:54:51 permitting the Plaintiff to amend I.A. 1000/2026, as sought. Amended application is taken on record. 6. Application stands disposed of. CS(COMM) 34/2026 7. As per affidavit of service filed by the Plaintiff, Defendant No.1 is served through speed post on 29.01.2026 as also through courier. Tracking reports are appended to the affidavit. It is also stated in the affidavit that summons were served through electronic mode on e-mail ID taken from the MCA website and the email has not bounced back. Similar is the position with respect to service on Defendant No.2. 8. The suit was listed on 09.04.2026, when none appeared on behalf of the Defendants and in the interest of justice was adjourned for today. This is the second call of the matter and there is no appearance on behalf of the Defendants. Once again, adverse orders are deferred making it clear that if Defendants remain unrepresented on the next date, they shall be set ex parte. 9. List the matter before Joint Registrar on 25.05.2026. I.A. 10796/2026 (u/O XXXIX Rules 1 and 2 CPC ) 10. This application is filed on behalf of the Plaintiff seeking ad interim reliefs against the Defendants, who have chosen not to appear despite service. 11. Case of the Plaintiff as set out in the plaint is that Plaintiff is a Limited Liability Company incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware, USA and is a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc. and offers autonomous driving technology solutions under the trademark WAYMO also represented CS(COMM) 34/2026 Page 2 of 11 This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 22/04/2026 at 20:54:51 by logos / . Plaintiff is a pioneer in driverless vehicle revolution and a leading player in the autonomous driving sector. Origin of Plaintiff's business can be traced back to 2009 self-driving car project initiated by Plaintiff's predecessor-in-interest, Google Inc. (now Google LLC), which soon thereafter covered over 10 uninterrupted 100-mile routes. In 2016, the self-driving car project was renamed WAYMO and an independent technology company was founded under the trade name Waymo LLC. Presently, Plaintiff offers 24x7 fully autonomous rides in multiple territories. Plaintiff's ride services are available in multiple cities including San Francisco, Phoenix, Los Angeles and Austin with plans on expanding to more cities, including those outside USA. In these cities, Plaintiff's ride hailing services can be availed through its mobile application under trademark WAYMO, which can be downloaded and accessed across the globe, including in India. The mobile application is available for download on Google Play Store and Apple App Store and in some cities. Plaintiff has partnered with Uber Technologies Inc. and Plaintiff's services can be availed through the Uber app. 12. It is stated that Plaintiff operates a website at www.waymo.com, which was registered in 2000 and was acquired by Plaintiff's predecessor- in-interest Google Inc. on or around 13.12.2016. The website gives details of services offered by the Plaintiff, its developments and accomplishments and official announcements and is accessible to people around the globe. Additionally, Plaintiff has registered the India-specific domains waymo.in and waymo.co.in on 13.12.2016. Plaintiff has partnered and collaborated CS(COMM) 34/2026 Page 3 of 11 This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 22/04/2026 at 20:54:51 with various renowned brands such as Uber, Hyundai Motor, Jaguar Land Rover, Nihon Kotsu, GO, Daimler, Moove, etc. and in 2018, it entered into strategic partnership with Jaguar Land Rover to design and engineer self- driven Jaguar I-PACE vehicles. Plaintiff also provides its fully automated vehicles to Uber for food deliveries and has entered into a multi-year strategic partnership with Hyundai Motor Company to integrate Plaintiff's sixth generation fully autonomous technology under trademark WAYMO DRIVER into Hyundai's all-electric IONIQ 5 SUV. In June, 2022, Plaintiff incorporated a subsidiary Waymo IT Services India Private Limited, which offers software development services which largely includes software coding, IT support and testing in relation to Plaintiff's proprietary software. 13. It is stated that Plaintiff is the proprietor of trademark WAYMO as well as trademarks WAYMO ONE and WAYMO DRIVER (collectively, the 'WAYMO trademarks'). WAYMO trademark has been coined by the Plaintiff and is highly distinctive not only on account of its inherent distinctiveness but also on account of its source identifying function due to extensive, exclusive, uninterrupted, open and long-standing use by the Plaintiff. By virtue of long-standing use, international presence and extensive public exposure, WAYMO trademarks have become a valuable commercial asset and are singularly associated with the Plaintiff and its business. Apart from common law rights by virtue of honest, extensive, exclusive and prior adoption, Plaintiff has also acquired statutory rights in the trademarks WAYMO in different jurisdictions of the world owing to registrations, the earliest of which was registered in 2016. Details of registrations are as follows:- CS(COMM) 34/2026 Page 4 of 11 This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 22/04/2026 at 20:54:51 14. It is stated that Plaintiff has been granted statutory recognition for the WAYMO trademarks in various jurisdictions of the world including but not limited to Argentina, Australia, Belarus, Benelux, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Egypt, European Union, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Iceland, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Mexico, Malaysia, New Zealand, Norway, Pakistan, Philippines, Poland, Russia, Serbia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Tonga, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States of America and Vietnam. Plaintiff has spent significant resources and has put in unparalleled efforts to promote its services under the WAYMO trademarks and has a substantial presence on social media platforms such as Facebook (45K followers), LinkedIn (320K followers), X (131.2K followers), Instagram (209K followers) and YouTube (129K followers). Plaintiff periodically publishes blog posts and is extensively written about in the CS(COMM) 34/2026 Page 5 of 11 This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 22/04/2026 at 20:54:51 national and international press with circulation in India, such as Indian Express, MotorIndia, Analytics India Magazine (AIM), India Today, Business Insider etc., and all this has helped Plaintiff gain substantial popularity and fame among customers, members of the public and trade across the world including in India. Plaintiff has acquired tremendous goodwill and reputation amongst customers and members of public and Plaintiff now logs more than 250,000 paid rides every week, which number has grown twentyfold in the past two years, indicating the mass popularity gathered by it in a brief span of time. 15. It is stated that Plaintiff's efforts have been recognised and several awards have been conferred, which are testament to its immense goodwill and reputation and some of them illustratively are as follows:- a. 2025 MotorTrend Best Tech award in the Robotaxi category; b. Global Recognition Awards 2024 in the category of an Innovation Company; c. 2024 Autoweek Vanguard Award (Technology); d. A'Design Award & Competition, Platinum A'Design Award, 2021; e. Red Dot, Product Design, Winner 2021; f. iF Design Award, Product, 2021; g. Good Design Awards (US), Transportation 2020; h. Good Design Awards (JP), Passenger car, Passenger car-related instruments (2020); and i. 2019 SEMI Americas Award. 16. It is stated that Defendant No. 1 is a company incorporated under the Companies Act, 2013 and a distributor of passenger and cargo vehicles CS(COMM) 34/2026 Page 6 of 11 This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 22/04/2026 at 20:54:51 manufactured in electric, diesel and Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) models for one Baxy Mobility Private Limited. In March 2024, Plaintiff came across use of 'P-WAYMO' by Defendant No. 1 as a trademark and as part of its trade name for similar goods being electric scooters and 3-wheelers and related goods. A cursory search on the internet revealed that Defendant No. 1 owns and operates the website www.pwaymo.com and has listed various electric scooters and 3-wheeler passenger and cargo vehicles manufactured by one Baxy Mobility Private Limited on the said website, wherein it is prominently using the marks P-WAYMO and . From the records, it becomes evident that Defendant No. 1 has commenced operations only in 2023 and to attempt amicable resolution, Plaintiff sent a cease-and-desist dated 07.05.2024 to the Defendant demanding cessation of use of marks 'P-WAYMO' and and for taking down the website www.pwaymo.com and cancellation of domain registration etc. Later, Plaintiff discovered that Defendant No. 1 had cosmetically modified its logo by isolating and emphasizing the element WAYMO from the prefix 'P-', thereby deliberately appropriating Plaintiff's trademark in its entirety and the modification itself when viewed in conjunction with identical goods and services demonstrates a conscious attempt to ride upon Plaintiff's reputation and inevitably results in deception and confusion amongst consumers. Upon issuance of cease-and-desist notice, Plaintiff observed that CS(COMM) 34/2026 Page 7 of 11 This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 22/04/2026 at 20:54:51 domain name pwaymo.com was redirected to the website accessible at https://baxy.pwaymo.com/. Despite reminders, Defendant No. 1 is continuing to infringe Plaintiff's marks and has in fact prominently displayed them on another website accessible at https://info6849244.wixsite.com/mysite. Further investigation showed that the website www.pwaymo.com redirected to the said website in the past. 17. It is stated that while the domain www.pwaymo.com has expired, other infringing digital assets, including the website https://info6849244.wixsite.com/mysite, social media pages, third party listings and statutory filings by Defendant No. 1 continue unabetted. Defendant No. 1 is also using the corporate name 'P-Waymo Electric Vehicles Private Limited', which as per records of MCA was incorporated in 2023 and it is evident that the name fully subsumes Plaintiff's registered WAYMO trademark and constitute a separate head of infringement under Section 29(5) of the Trade Marks Act, 1999. 18. It is stated that investigation revealed that Defendant No. 1 has recently shifted to a new premises in Bhubaneswar, Odisha and is conducting its business under the impugned trade name and trademarks claiming itself to be an authorized dealer/distributor of Baxy Mobility Pvt. Ltd. and is offering electric as well as fuel-based vehicles for passenger and cargo use, which would be delivered in Delhi. The investigator of the Plaintiff was provided with brochures and visiting cards to this effect. 19. Ms. Shwetasree Majumder, learned counsel for the Plaintiff submits that Defendant No. 1 in connivance with Defendant No. 2 is engaged in rendering services which are allied and cognate to those of the Plaintiff in the field of transportation using Plaintiff's WAYMO trademarks. WAYMO CS(COMM) 34/2026 Page 8 of 11 This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 22/04/2026 at 20:54:51 is an invented and inherently distinct word and there is no scope of any bona fide or co-incidental adoption, moreover, when the WAYMO trademarks of the Plaintiff are so well-known in the field. Defendants' continuous use of impugned mark in relation to closely related services is calculated to cause deception and confusion among consumers and general public, leading them to believe that there exists an association and/or affiliation and/or commercial nexus between the Plaintiff and the Defendants, which amounts to infringement of trademarks and passing off. It is evident that Defendants are attempting to encash on the goodwill and reputation garnered by the Plaintiff and misrepresent to the public, which is causing irreparable harm to Plaintiff's reputation. 20. Having heard learned counsel for the Plaintiff and upon perusal of the documents, I am of the view that Plaintiff has made out a prima facie case for grant of ad interim injunction against the Defendants. Balance of convenience lies in favour of the Plaintiff and it is likely to suffer irreparable harm in case the interim injunction, as prayed for, is not granted. 21. Plaintiff is the registered proprietor of the trademarks WAYMO, / , which it has been using continously and extensively across jurisdictions, including in India. The domain name www.waymo.com stands registered since 2000 and in India, specific domain names, waymo.in and waymo.co.in were registered in 2016. Plaintiff also has an Indian subsidiary Waymo IT Services India Private Limited, which was incorporated in 2022. Plaintiff claims to be a pioneer and global leader in field of autonomous driving technology and offers advanced mobility CS(COMM) 34/2026 Page 9 of 11 This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 22/04/2026 at 20:54:51 solutions under the WAYMO trademarks. Origin of Plaintiff's business traces back to a self-driving car project initiated in 2009 by its predecessor Google Inc., which was rebranded as WAYMO in 2016. Plaintiff operates autonomous ride hailing services through its mobile application under the WAYMO trademarks and has partnered and collaborated with renowned global entities, such as Uber, Jaguar Land Rover, GO, Hyundai Motor Company and statedly, is at the forefront of inovation in autonomous mobility. 22. As per the Plaintiff, Defendant No. 1 is using the impugned mark P- WAYMO as part of its trade name, trademark and logos and , website as well as on social media platforms. Defendant No. 2 appears to be a subsidiary and/or group entity of Defendant No. 1 and is also engaged in the use of the impugned mark P- WAYMO and the logo . 23. Accordingly, till the next date of hearing, Defendants, their directors, representatives and all others acting on their behalf are restrained from using the marks P-WAYMO, and CS(COMM) 34/2026 Page 10 of 11 This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 22/04/2026 at 20:54:51 and/or any other mark deceptively and confusingly similar to Plaintiff's registered trademarks in any manner whatsoever, including as trademark/trade name/domain name/social media account name/user name and/or as part of e-mail ID, more specifically, website https://info6849244.wixsite.com/mysite or as part of domain name or Corporate name P-Waymo Electric Vehicles Private Limited, company's name and/or on any social media platform such as Facebook, Instagram, Justdial etc., so as to amount to infringement of trademark and/or passing off. 24. Defendant No.1 is directed to take down the URLs of the impugned listings as follows:- 25. Plaintiff shall comply with the provisions of Order XXXIX Rule 3 CPC within two weeks from today. 26. List before Court on 19.08.2026. JYOTI SINGH, J APRIL 20, 2026/YA CS(COMM) 34/2026 Page 11 of 11 This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 22/04/2026 at 20:54:51
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