Tesla files lawsuit against Indian battery company Tesla Power

Tesla Inc. had started receiving complaints from customers which were actually meant for Tesla Power.

According to media reports, American EV giant Tesla has filed a lawsuit against an Indian battery company named 'Tesla Power', alleging trademark infringement.

The EV maker is already said to have sent a cease-and-desist letter to the Indian company in 2022, which has a global office in Delaware, under the name 'Tesla Power USA'.*However, the company continues to use the name even now and argues that it manufactures "lead acid batteries" and not electric vehicle batteries and that it has no aspirations of entering the EV industry.

Tesla Inc., however, states that the use of the name by the Indian company is causing confusion in the country. The EV maker's senior counsel, Chander Lall, stated that Tesla Inc. had started receiving complaints from customers which were actually meant for Tesla Power.

The judge has barred Tesla Power from releasing any promotional material with the "Tesla" name until its next hearing scheduled for May 22. The battery company will also have to give a written response for its defence by then.

Source: FoxBusiness