Following Tesla’s entry into the Indian market earlier this year, various smartphone companies are now looking to capture a part of the EV market in the country. Chinese smartphone brands like OnePlus, Oppo, Vivo, and Xiaomi recently filed trademark applications in India to secure their electric vehicle (EV) plans. Although most of them have been rejected or opposed by the authorities, Xiaomi’s trademark was interestingly approved.
Apart from these, one of the earliest trademark applications for electric vehicles and autonomous cars came from Vivo, which was filed way back in 2018. However, much like the others, it was “opposed” by the authorities.
