A.O. SMITH CORPORATION AND ANR. vs STAR SMITH EXPORT PVT. LTD. AND ANR.

* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment delivered on: 24.12.2025 CS(COMM) 532/2022 A.O. SMITH CORPORATION AND ANR. .....Plaintiffs versus STAR SMITH EXPORT PVT. LTD. AND ANR. .....Defendants Advocates who appeared in this case For the Plaintiffs : Mr. Ranjan Narula, Ms. Shakti Nair & Mr. Parth Bajaj, Advocates. For the Defendants : Mr. Manoj Choudhan, Mr. Ujjwal Singh Parmer, Ms. Neha Raj Singh & Ms. Ridhi Krishna, Advocates. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE TEJAS KARIA JUDGMENT TEJAS KARIA, J I.A. No. 12253/2022 1. The present Application has been filed under Order XXXIX Rules 1 and 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (“CPC”) seeking an interim injunction restraining infringement of the Trade Marks, ‘A.O. SMITH’, ‘ 2. The Plaintiffs further sought an interim injunction restraining the Defendants from using the Domain Name, http://www.starsmith.in/, (“Impugned Domain Name”) which is deceptively similar to the Domain Names, https://www.aosmith.com/, and, http://www.aosmitindia.in/ (“Plaintiffs’ Domain Names”). PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND: 3. Vide Order dated 03.08.2022, an ex-parte ad-interim order was granted in favour of the Plaintiffs restraining the Defendants from using the