Panasonic Restrained From Selling Fans Deceptively Similar To Havells

In a recent judgment by the Delhi High Court (Havells India Limited vs. Panasonic Life Solutions India Pvt. Ltd., CS (COMM) 261/2022), the Bench comprising single judge, Justice Jyoti Singh, restrained Panasonic, one of the largest electronic product makers in the world, from manufacturing, marketing and selling (including on the online platforms) the "Venice Prime" series of its ceiling fans as it was found to be deceptively similar to the "Enticer Art-NS Stone" series manufactured by Havells, an Indian multinational electrical equipment company.

Aggrieved by the Defendant Panasonic launching its new series of ceiling fans namely Venice Prime, which the Plaintiff Havells India claimed to be a blatant imitation of its registered design- the Enticer/Enticer Art series of ceiling fans, the Plaintiff was forced to approach the court to obtain an interim injunction against the Defendant so as to restrict the latter and its agents from manufacturing/ marketing/ selling