{"id":42982,"date":"2016-05-15T20:30:28","date_gmt":"2016-05-15T15:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/?p=42982"},"modified":"2016-05-16T07:19:37","modified_gmt":"2016-05-16T01:49:37","slug":"hero-cycles-files-lawsuit-vs-avon-ipr-violation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/hero-cycles-files-lawsuit-vs-avon-ipr-violation","title":{"rendered":"Hero Cycles files lawsuit vs Avon on IPR &#8216;violation&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_42983\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42983\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/05\/hero-cycle.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"42983\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/hero-cycles-files-lawsuit-vs-avon-ipr-violation\/hero-cycle\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/05\/hero-cycle.jpg?fit=620%2C376&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"620,376\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"hero  cycle\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/05\/hero-cycle.jpg?fit=300%2C182&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/05\/hero-cycle.jpg?fit=620%2C376&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-42983 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/05\/hero-cycle.jpg?resize=300%2C182&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Hero Cycles files lawsuit vs Avon on IPR 'violation'\" width=\"300\" height=\"182\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/05\/hero-cycle.jpg?resize=300%2C182&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/05\/hero-cycle.jpg?w=620&amp;ssl=1 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-42983\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hero Cycles files lawsuit vs Avon on IPR &#8216;violation&#8217;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Bicycle maker Hero Cycles has filed a lawsuit against Avon Cycles, alleging piracy of its registered design, in a district court here.<\/p>\n<p>The lawsuit was filed a month after Hero Cycles issued a cease and desist notice to Avon, cautioning the latter against intellectual property rights (IPR) violation practices, a statement by Hero Cycles said.<\/p>\n<p>The lawsuit pertains to the Hero Cycles&#8217; product HERO RX-1 whose design is registered under the Designs Act, 2000 under No 270519, the official said.<\/p>\n<p>The said design is well-known and enjoys unparalleled goodwill and reputation in the market, he said.<\/p>\n<p>The lawsuit alleges that Avon Cycles product AVON X-Track is &#8220;identical&#8221; to the registered design of Hero Cycles&#8217; product, indicating infringement of intellectual property rights, the statement claimed.<\/p>\n<p>It quoted Bharat Goel, CFO and Company Secretary of Hero Cycles Limited as saying that the company has filed a suit seeking injunction and other relief.<\/p>\n<p>He said summons in the suit have been issued seeking a response from Avon Cycles.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Avon Cycles CMD Onkar Singh Pahwa said the company has received a notice regarding the lawsuit filed by Hero Cycles.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, Pahwa said he was surprised over the move of Hero Cycles, despite Avon Cycles &#8220;bringing change&#8221; in the design of cycle model in question.<\/p>\n<p>( Source &#8211; PTI )<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bicycle maker Hero Cycles has filed a lawsuit against Avon Cycles, alleging piracy of its registered design, in a district court here. 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