PANASONIC HOLDINGS CORPORATION & ANR. vs SIDDHARTH VIJ & ANR.

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment reserved on: 10.04.2026 Judgment delivered on: 05.06.2026 + C.O. (COMM.IPD-TM) 171/2025, I.A. 18595/2025 & I.A. 18596/2025 PANASONIC HOLDINGS CORPORATION & ANR. .....Petitioners versus SIDDHARTH VIJ & ANR. .....Respondents + C.O. (COMM.IPD-TM) 172/2025, I.A. 18603/2025 & I.A. 18604/2025 PANASONIC HOLDINGS CORPORATION & ANR. .....Petitioners versus SIDDHARTH VIJ & ANR. .....Respondents Advocates who appeared in this case: For the Petitioners : Mr. Afzal B. Khan, Mr. Debjyoti Sarkar, Mr. Manosij Mukherjee, Mr. Sharad Besoya, Ms. Manaya Jain and Mr. Balkrishan Singh, Advocates. For the Respondents : Mr. Mohan Vidhani, Mr. Dhruv Sikka, Ms. Mokshita Gautam and Ms. Urvashi Arora, Advocates for R-1. Ms. Nidhi Raman, CGSC with Mr. Om Ram and Ms. Nikita Singh, Advocates for R-2. CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE TUSHAR RAO GEDELA C.O. (COMM.IPD-TM) 171/2025 & 172/2025 Signature Not Verified Page 1 of 23 Digitally Signed By:YASHRAJ Signing Date:05.06.2026 17:19:39 JUDGMENT TUSHAR RAO GEDELA, J. 1. Present petitions have been filed under Sections 47 and 57 of the Trade Marks Act, 1999 seeking removal/cancellation of the entry in Trade Marks Register with respect to the word mark ‘PONTA’ bearing trademark registration no.4134589 [in C.O. (COMM.IPD-TM) 172/2025] and device mark ‘ bearing trademark registration no.4885149 in Class-9 [in CO(COMM.IPD-TM) 171/2025], registered in the name of respondent no.1. 2. With the consent of the parties, both the above petitions are being disposed of vide this common judgment. 3. The petitioner no.1 is a company incorporated under the laws of Japan in the year 1918 and claims to be engaged in manufacture, marketing and sale of electrical products and operates across multiple business segments. 4. The p