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Flash Electronics India, a manufacturer of electrical and electronic auto components, has filed a lawsuit in the US against Royal Enfield, an Indian motorcycle manufacturing brand, for Patent Infringement corresponding to the production of an electronic component. According to the lawsuit filed, the two-wheeler maker, Royal Enfield, has infringed Flash Electronics’ patent on its essential component called regulator rectifier and its method for regulating an output voltage of the same device. This device converts the Alternating Current Voltage produced in motorcycles into Direct Current Voltage to charge batteries, control the headlights, and light up the instrument board, driving the motorcycle’s electrical frameworks.

Flash Electronics India further claimed that the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) had duly issued the patent for its product on February 20, 2018, after its research and development department had invented the component in 2014. Since then, the company has been the major manufacturer and supplier of this essential component to many widely-known manufacturers in both India and abroad.

Sanjeev Vasdev, Flash Electronics’ founder and managing director, stated that Flash Electronics is a capable and experienced member of the automotive community, manufacturing highly advanced engineering items since decades and is well-known on a global automotive front for its powerful in-house R&D capabilities. He further added that the company has been one of the most trusted suppliers to famous manufactures crosswise over India and abroad, and it’s appalling to deal with such an unforeseen act on the part of Royal Enfield, a standout amongst the most renowned names in the automotive industry. Moreover, he even admitted that this incident is exceedingly offensive and has scratched the credibility of the brand, at least with them as a partner. He also claimed that the company was approached by Royal Enfield’s three senior officials on October 12, 2018, to resolve the issue amicably by not filing any suit on the matter. Although Flash Electronics waited for the outcome of this meeting, Royal Enfield didn’t do anything to address the issue. According to Vasdev, the company will now take all the necessary action required all over the world to make sure that Royal Enfield quits infringing their patent and pays remuneration for the infringement. He likewise urged other component manufacturers to be careful on this sort of ruthless conduct.

No comments from Royal Enfield could be immediately obtained on the same.

Flash Electronics has been granted the patent in many other countries besides the US like Germany, Italy, France, Sweden, Spain, Austria, the United Kingdom, to name a few, and the company would be seen filing similar lawsuits in the respective jurisdictions in the coming future.