The Delhi High Court granted an ex parte ad interim injunction in favour of Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals Ltd., restraining multiple defendants from manufacturing, selling, or dealing in products bearing the mark “CROMPTON” or any deceptively similar trademark, trade dress, packaging, or branding.
The Court passed a comprehensive injunction, extending not only to identical marks but also to any use of the mark “CROMPTON” as part of a trade name, domain name, keywords, metatags, or other commercial identifiers.
It further directed e-commerce platforms to remove infringing listings, advertisements, and promotional content, and to disclose details of the sellers involved. The Court also granted liberty to the plaintiff to notify additional infringing websites, which are to be blocked or suspended upon such intimation, thereby incorporating a dynamic injunction mechanism.
To preserve evidence, the Court appointed Local Commissioners to visit the defendants’ premises, conduct search and seizure operations, prepare inventories, take photographs and videos, and inspect financial and transactional records. The seized goods were directed to be released on superdari, subject to further orders.
Observing a strong prima facie case of trademark infringement and passing off, along with the likelihood of irreparable harm, the Court held that interim protection was warranted and accordingly restrained the defendants from continuing the infringing activities.
Appearances:
For the Plaintiff: Mr. Ankit Sahni, Ms. Kritika Sahni, Mr. Chirag Ahulwalia and Mr. Mohit Marv, Advocates.
For the Defendant: Mr. Mrityunjay Mahendra, Advocate
