Delhi High Court restrains NBFC from using Zepto and Zepto Finance marks
The Delhi High Court has temporarily barred Naman Finlease and its directors from using the Zepto and Zepto Finance names for lending services, finding a prima facie case of trademark infringement and potential consumer confusion. The order also prevents transfer of zeptofinance.com pending further hearings.
What happened
Delhi High Court temporarily restrained NBFC Naman Finlease and its directors from using Zepto and Zepto Finance marks in lending, citing Zepto's prima facie
Why this matters
The ruling strengthens Zepto’s control of the Zepto Finance identity, making branded lending and financial partnerships more defensible while the case proceeds.
What to watch
- Whether the court confirms the injunction, orders domain transfer, awards damages or finds evidence of actual consumer confusion.
- New Zepto trademark applications or product announcements using Zepto Finance, payments, wallet, credit, insurance or loyalty-linked financial branding.
- RBI-regulated partnership announcements involving Zepto, an NBFC, bank, payment aggregator or insurance distributor.
- Changes to zeptofinance.com ownership, website content, customer redirects or public notices to affected borrowers.
- Copycat filings and enforcement actions involving other quick-commerce or consumer-platform marks in financial services.
- Pursue permanent injunction, transfer or cancellation of infringing domains, and disclosure of any revenues or customer data generated under the disputed marks.
- Expand trademark filings across lending, payments, insurance, wealth and digital-finance classes, including Hindi and phonetic variants.
- Tighten brand-watch systems for domains, app listings, social handles and NBFC/DSA marketing materials using quick-commerce-linked terminology.
- Use the legal validation in discussions with banks, NBFCs and payment partners for co-branded consumer-credit or checkout-finance products.
- Avoid directly originating loans unless regulatory structure is clear; emphasize distribution, embedded finance and partner-led underwriting.