India's Mahindra says Fiat Chrysler files patent complaint in US

India's Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd said on Wednesday Fiat Chrysler Automobiles US LLC filed a patent violation complaint with the US International Trade Commission against the company. As per the complaint, certain design features of Mahindra's off-road utility vehicle ROXOR infringed intellectual property rights of Fiat's Jeep design, Mahindra said in a statement. Mahindra said the complaint was “without merit.”

The company and its unit Mahindra Automotive North America have filed a public interest statement with the trade commission and have begun proceedings in a Michigan court to enforce a design agreement that it had executed with Fiat in 2009.