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FCA says the Roxor, shown, has Jeep characteristics such as a boxy body with flat vertical sides. India's Mahindra and Mahindra is seeking an injunction against Fiat Chrysler Automobiles to stop FCA from proceeding with a patent violation complaint aimed at stopping Mahindra from exporting a Jeep-like vehicle to the U.S. Fiat Chrysler filed a trade complaint with the U.S. International Trade Commission on Aug. 1 seeking to prevent Mahindra from importing the Roxor in to the U.S. , an off-road vehicle that looks like the Jeep. According to the complaint, certain design features of the Roxor infringed the intellectual property rights of FCA's Jeep design. The complaint was "without merit," Mahindra said in a statement on Wednesday. The company and its Mahindra Automotive North America unit 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 executed with Fiat in 2009. ...