Overview
- Justice Tejas Karia granted interim relief restraining Tesla Power from using Tesla Inc.’s registered trademarks, device marks, or logos until the suit is decided.
- The order prohibits using, advertising, selling, or promoting the disputed mark for vehicle batteries, automotive UPS systems, inverters, VRLA batteries, sealed maintenance‑free VRLA batteries, and lithium‑ion batteries, including on e‑commerce platforms.
- The court directed Tesla Power to honor its earlier undertaking not to manufacture or market electric vehicles under the Tesla name and said it will monitor compliance.
- Mediation between the parties failed after Tesla Inc. alleged consumer confusion, while Tesla Power said its core business is lead‑acid batteries and inverters and acknowledged 699 e‑Ashwa scooters carried Tesla branding.
- The case is Tesla Inc.’s first major litigation in India and follows its commercial entry with showrooms and initial Model Y deliveries.