TVS and Bajaj Auto are locked in a battle over the twin spark plug technology. This technology which first debuted in 2005 on the Bajaj Pulsar, has two spark plugs on either side of the engine head rather than the conventional setup of one. An additional spark plug ensures faster burning of petrol, and a quicker combustion cycle and hence better pickup and mileage.
TVS, has designed its own form of the technology, that is using two spark plugs rather than one, and is launching it on the 125cc Flame in October. Bajaj is crying hoarse its an infringement of its patent, while TVS is defending itself. TVS has gone a step ahead and claims it will have Bajaj’s patent revoked.
Bajaj in my opinion is just trying to starve off competition from introducing the twin spark plug technology to maintain its advantage. A cursory glance at the major advancements in automobile technology over the past two decades would list honda’s VTEC and Common Rail Diesel injection developed by Fiat as the biggest inventions. Today, both these technologies are being used by carmakers all over the world.
Other manufacturers, despite both companies holding the patent, have reverse engineered the technology, thereby bypassing the patent. TVS in this current scenario is attempting to do the same with the twin spark plug technology. Bajaj it should be remembered has a patent only for the DTSi technology and not the idea of using two spark plugs. TVS has developed its own version of using two spark plugs and therefore bypassed the patent.
Bajaj is just crying hoarse over this violation in an attempt to starve off competition from using the technology.
TVS, has designed its own form of the technology, that is using two spark plugs rather than one, and is launching it on the 125cc Flame in October. Bajaj is crying hoarse its an infringement of its patent, while TVS is defending itself. TVS has gone a step ahead and claims it will have Bajaj’s patent revoked.
Bajaj in my opinion is just trying to starve off competition from introducing the twin spark plug technology to maintain its advantage. A cursory glance at the major advancements in automobile technology over the past two decades would list honda’s VTEC and Common Rail Diesel injection developed by Fiat as the biggest inventions. Today, both these technologies are being used by carmakers all over the world.
Other manufacturers, despite both companies holding the patent, have reverse engineered the technology, thereby bypassing the patent. TVS in this current scenario is attempting to do the same with the twin spark plug technology. Bajaj it should be remembered has a patent only for the DTSi technology and not the idea of using two spark plugs. TVS has developed its own version of using two spark plugs and therefore bypassed the patent.
Bajaj is just crying hoarse over this violation in an attempt to starve off competition from using the technology.
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