Here is what Bajaj Auto has to say about the whole issue:
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=-1]Bajaj would like to clarify the following in the context of its concerns over possible infringement of its DTS-i technology.[/SIZE][/FONT]
1. [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=-1]Bajaj believes that the use of twin spark technology, christened Bajaj DTS-i (Digital Twin Spark – Ignition), in small automotive engines is worthy of intellectual protection.[/SIZE][/FONT]
2. [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=-1]It had thus applied for the same for the Indian market on July 16, 2002 and was granted approval via patent number 195904 on July 7, 2005. If there exists any application for revocation of this patent, details of the same are not known to Bajaj.
Similarly, it is also expecting approval of its international patent applications in various foreign countries subsequent to its application PCT/IN03/000348 dated October 30, 2003.[/SIZE][/FONT]
3. [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=-1]By virtue of the presence of DTS-i technology, Bajaj motorcycles including the Discover, Pulsar, and Avenger, have made Bajaj the leader not just in the premium (125 cc – 250 cc) motorcycle segment in India, but also in exports.[/SIZE][/FONT]
4. [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=-1]Given this success, various global manufacturers have in recent years attempted to imitate and thus infringe upon Bajaj technology/products, and Bajaj has and will continue to thwart them.
Most recently Chinese manufacturer Taian Chiran Machinery Co ltd. and its Sri Lankan distributor were instructed by the honourable High court of Western Province, Sri Lanka to withdraw their copy of the Bajaj Pulsar with DTS-i technology from the market.[/SIZE][/FONT]
5. [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=-1]Bajaj has been anxious that failing domestic manufacturers may in an act of desperation adopt similar dubious methods in India.[/SIZE][/FONT]
6. [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=-1]Bajaj is preparing to defend its intellectual property in the event that such a product is eventually introduced. At that time, if evaluation of the actual product appears to suggest reasonable grounds for infringement, Bajaj will take all necessary steps to safeguard its interests as also to inflict the maximum permissible damage upon the offender so as to set an effective precedent for the future.[/SIZE][/FONT]
7. [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=-1]Bajaj accords the highest importance to its IP portfolio and will defend the same. Bajaj cautions against any attempt to infringe.[/SIZE][/FONT]