India’s third largest motorcycle maker, TVS Motors has finally received good news on its patent case filling.

The Madras High Court bench has finally suspended the interim order restraining TVS Motor from booking or selling its recently launched 125-cc bike Flame.

However, the single-judge bench has also ruled that TVS could only sell those bikes for which orders had been placed and could not accept new ones.

Chennai-based HSB Associates senior counsel AL Somayaji has represented TVS Motors while AA Mohan of Mohan Associates and Dhruv from Mumbai were the legal counsels for Bajaj Auto.

The lifting of the order may help TVS, which has been battling falling sales in the nine months to November.

The case pertains to the patent controversy on the twin spark technology. The Bajaj has used digital twin spark ignition (DTSi) technology in its four models named Pulsar, Avenger, Exceed and Discover for better fuel-efficiency and lower emissions. But latter it has found TVS Flame’s technology specifications to be conflicting on its patent.

In November this year, TVS-Motors had also filed a suit against Bajaj Auto, under the Indian Patents Act in the Madras High Court. The case has adjourned to January 4 and 5, 2008.

TVS estimates that the more expensive Flame to do well and boost its share in a segment.