Bajaj Auto Ltd.

Bajaj Auto, the second-largest motorcycle manufacturer has won the patent battle against LML, which was filed against Bajaj Auto. The appeal has been dismissed by the Chennai bench of the Intellectual Property Appellate Board (IPAB) and had sought the revocation of a patent granted to Bajaj Auto on air & fuel intake systems for engines.

Automaker was granted the patent for an intake system for two-stroke engines used in two-wheelers that will result in improved fuel efficiency and reduced emissions. But LML had moved the IPAB saying that the claimed invention was not novel and a minor rearrangement of technology in the public domain.