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Bajaj Auto Ltd. v. TVS Motor Company Ltd.

2009 (40) PTC 589 (Mad)

2009 (40) PTC 589 (Mad) · Madras High Court (Division Bench)

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Court
Madras High Court (Division Bench)
Year
2009
Subjects
Intellectual Property Law
Reviewed
2026-08-02

Rule established

In patent infringement suits, the doctrine of equivalents applies in India. A product infringes if it performs substantially the same function in substantially the same way to achieve substantially the same result. Injunction granted against TVS Flame for infringing Bajaj's DTS-i technology patent.

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