There were no signs of let up in the war of words between Bajaj Auto and TVS Motor over use of patented technology in their motorcycles, with the Chennai-based company, on Tuesday, claiming that it had delivered a copy of its patent revocation application to its rival.
“As a matter of fair game, we have delivered to Bajaj Auto a copy of patent revocation application, which we had filed with the Appellate Board of Patent Office in Chennai in August,” TVS counsel Lakshmi Kumaran told PTI.
He said although the revocation application was filed in August, it takes time for the Apellate Board to send notices and hence, TVS took upon itself to inform BAL about the same. However, it could not be confirmed from Bajaj Auto whether it has recieved the revocation application. Bajaj CEO (two-wheeler) S Sridhar said in a statement the company continued to be “anxious and prepared to defend its DTSi patent in the event of any attempted infringment, as it has done successfully in recent years”. “This will be clearly and finally evident only if and when an offending product is actually launched,” it said.
Duel over DTSi
The fight between the two companies erupted last week with country’s second-biggest motorbike maker Bajaj Auto accusing TVS for infringing on its DTSi technology patent for use in the newly-launched 125cc TVS Flame and said it will take all necessary steps to safeguard its interests and “inflict maximum permissible damage upon the offender”.