The Delhi High Court has granted an ex-parte ad-interim injunction in favour of Happi Planet Eco Products Pvt. Ltd., restraining several entities from selling allegedly counterfeit and infringing products bearing the “Happi Planet” mark and deceptively similar trade dress on leading e-commerce platforms.
Justice Tushar Rao Gedela, while hearing a commercial suit filed by the plaintiff, held that a strong prima facie case of trademark infringement, copyright violation, and passing off had been made out. The Court noted that the impugned products not only used the “Happi Planet” mark but were also packaged in near-identical and deceptively similar trade dress, making it difficult even for the Court to distinguish between the genuine and counterfeit products at first glance.
The plaintiff claimed continuous use of the “Happi Planet” brand since November 2021 for eco-friendly home and personal care products and asserted that it had acquired substantial goodwill, backed by significant venture capital funding, extensive marketing, and rapidly growing revenues. It was further alleged that multiple sellers were offering sub-standard counterfeit products on e-commerce platforms, causing dilution of goodwill and posing potential health risks to consumers.
Granting relief, the Court restrained the defendant sellers from using the plaintiff’s trademark and proprietary trade dress. The Court also directed e-commerce platforms, including Amazon, Flipkart, Meesho, and Jiomart, to take down infringing listings forthwith, block repeat infringers, and furnish Basic Subscriber Information (BSI) of the sellers by way of compliance affidavits. The injunction was made dynamic, permitting the plaintiff to directly notify the platforms of future infringing listings without approaching the Court each time.
The Court observed that if interim protection were not granted, the plaintiff would suffer irreparable harm to its reputation, goodwill, and brand value, which could not be adequately compensated by damages alone.
The matter has been listed for further proceedings on January 30, 2026, and notices have been issued to the remaining defendants.
Appearances
Petitioner- Mr. Chander M. Lall, Senior Advocate alongwith Mr. Subhash Bhutoria, Ms. Anuja Negi, Ms. Annanya Mehan and Mr. Tushar Gulati, Advocates.
Respondents- Mr. Deepak Singh, Advocate for D-1. Mr. Manas Raghuvanshi, Advocate for D-8. Mr. Saikrishna Rajagopal, Mr. Vivek Ayyagari and Mr. Abhay Aren, Advocates for Meesho/D-10. Mr. Jayant Malik and Mr. Nishant Shokeen, Advocates for D-11. Ms. Nidhi Raman, CGSC alongwith Mr. Om Ram and Mr. Arnav Mittal, Advocates for CCPA(UOI)/D-12. Mr. Sumit Nagpal, SPC alongwith Mr. Sarthak Rana, G.P. for D-13.A
