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Flash Electronics India files patent case against Royal Enfield in US

Flash Electronics alleges Royal Enfield infringed its patent on regulator rectifier device

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Shally Seth Mohile Mumbai
Flash Electronics India, an electronic and electric auto components maker, has sued Royal Enfield in the US for alleged patent infringement in the production of a motorcycle component.

This perhaps the first time that a homegrown auto ancillary company has taken a major auto company to the courts abroad. The lawsuit comes at a time when Royal Enfield, the two-wheeler making arm of Eicher Motors, aims to improve slowing sales in India with its Interceptor and Continental GT 650 bikes.

"Royal Enfield is a responsible company that has been working with various suppliers for over 60 years, in a manner

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