New Delhi, Jan 8: Auto major Bajaj has taken its patent war against rival TVS Motor to the Supreme Court and sought a restrain on manufacturing and selling of two-wheeler 'TVS Flame'.
Bajaj Auto has sought vacation of the Madras High Court order allowing TVS Motor to go ahead with its manufacture and sale of TVS Flame.
However, when the petition was mentioned before a Bench headed by Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan, it said it cannot pass any direction without hearing the TVS Motor.
The bench, however, preponed the date of hearing from January 21 to January 18.
Bajaj Auto had accused TVS Motor of infringing its patent on DTS-i (accronym for digital Twin Spark Plug ignition) in TVS Flame.
TVS, in its latest 125 cc motorcycle Flame, uses CCVTi technology which Bajaj claims to be a copy of its DTS-i technology. The Pune-based two-wheeler maker uses DTS-i technology in various products including the Pulsar series of bikes.
TVS, however, has denied BAL's allegations and has slapped a Rs 250-crore defamation suit against the Pune-based company.
A single Bench of the High Court on December 19 last in an interim order had restrained the TVS Motor from taking fresh order for the 125 cc bike. It had, however, allowed it to deliver the bike which was already booked.
TVS then approached a Division Bench against the order on the very next day on December 20 and the interim order was suspended.
