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Chennai, Sept. 2

TVS Motor Company proposes to file a suit against Bajaj Auto if the latter does not withdraw its allegations that TVS infringed on Bajaj’s proprietary know-how.

“We have been advised to initiate action for libel against Bajaj Auto Ltd and we in turn have advised our lawyers to put Bajaj Auto Ltd on notice that unless the malicious allegations are withdrawn and regrets expressed, TVS would file a suit for damages in a sum of Rs 250 crore,” says a company release.

“The allegation of Bajaj Auto is ridiculous and can be established by their own admission that the invention in issue - the application of twin spark plug is a known technology used extensively all over the world for decades and therefore, in patent law, it is a known prior art,” it says.

The patent that Bajaj claims is not for the use of twin spark plug technology per se but for the use of the two spark plugs in a two valve IC engine with a detachably fixed sleeve. Against this patent, an application for revocation has already been filed by TVS Motor. In any event, the use of twin spark plug technology by TVS Motor does not infringe the above patent against which revocation proceedings have already been initiated by the company, the release adds.

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