New Delhi, Nov. 25 -- The Delhi High Court on Monday granted interim protection to Elon Musk -led Tesla Inc. in its trademark infringement case with Gurugram-based Tesla Power India Pvt. Ltd. The single judge bench of Justice Tejas Karia restrained Tesla Power from using Tesla Inc.'s registered trademarks, device marks, or logos in any form until the suit is decided. The order bars Tesla Power from using, soliciting, offering services or advertising under the impugned mark, including on internet and e-commerce platforms, for batteries of all kinds of vehicles, automotive UPS systems, inverters, solar hybrid valve-regulated lead-acid (VRLA) batteries, sealed maintenance-free VRLA and lithium-ion batteries. The direction follows Tesla Power's own June 2024 statement that it had no intention of infringing on the US electric vehicle maker's trademark, after failed mediation efforts. Tesla filed its first lawsuit in India in May 2024, alleging Tesla Power was misleading consumers by implying an association with the US company's EVs. The US giant argued this created confusion as it prepared to enter the Indian market. The court then prohibited Tesla Power from promoting or selling products bearing the Tesla name. On 30 May, Tesla Power informed the court that it had directed its partners and vendors to remove the Tesla logo from e-Ashwa electric scooters, which were sold through a marketing partnership, to comply with a 2 May order. On 4 June, both sides agreed to mediation. Tesla Power told the court it did not intend to manufacture or market electric scooters using the Tesla name. However, it admitted that 699 e- Ashwa scooters carrying the Tesla branding had already been sold by dealers and partners. The court then directed the firm to take steps to comply with its rulings, refraining from any EV- related activity using the Tesla trademark. In its defence, Tesla Power said its core business was manufacturing and supplying lead-acid batteries for automobiles, inverters and UPS systems, and that it did not manufacture EVs. It said advertisements carrying the Tesla name were part of a marketing alliance with e-Ashwa and that it had no plans to produce or sell EVs under its own brand....