Subsequently, Bentley immediately rejected the appeal application and the court also rejected it. Although the case seems to have come to an end temporarily, Jaguar Land Rover Group and Audi AG have raised questions.
Recently, Jaguar Land Rover Group filed a second complaint against Audi AG on the same issue, that is, on Audi, Lamborghini, Porsche and Volkswagen brand models, it was found that its "vehicle control system" was similar to Jaguar Land Rover Group's all-terrain feedback adaptation system. According to a document submitted by Jaguar Land Rover Group to ITC, "This complaint claims that Volkswagen Group has violated Article 337 of the Tariff Act 1930."
"The complainant asked the Committee to issue a limited injunction, prohibition order and suspension order, and impose restrictions on the infringing articles accused by the respondent." Everyone is not mistaken. Jaguar Land Rover, a British carmaker, is trying to ask the US Nationality Trade Commission to ban the import of Audi Q7, Porsche Cayenne, and? Lamborghini Urus and Bentley Tim Yue, and even the lower-level Tiguan (domestic Tiguan) are equipped with similar driving modes.
But this time, Jaguar Land Rover is more aggressive than the lawsuit filed four years ago. If the German Volkswagen manufacturer does infringe on this technology, it will be in big trouble. After all, the American SUV market has a great influence on the Volkswagen Group.
According to the patent registration number USRE46828E 1 of Jaguar Land Rover Group in the US Patent and Trademark Office, what is the terrain? Response? The patent of the all-terrain response of the system is described as "vehicle control system", which has a plurality of subsystem controllers and a subsystem mode connected to the vehicle mode controller. "Each mode corresponds to a specific driving situation or a series of situations"
In the face of this dispute involving two major automobile manufacturing groups, Britain and Germany, the US International Trade Commission will certainly not be hasty. It is estimated that the commission may need more than one year to complete the investigation. Although the Committee has the right to prohibit the import of the above-mentioned Volkswagen Group models involved, the final result needs to wait until the final judgment of the federal court before it can draw a conclusion on whether the Volkswagen Group models are infringing, so as to make a decision on damages and prohibition of sales.
At this point, the master wants to be fair. In fact, it is not only the Volkswagen Group that adopts the all-terrain all-terrain off-road mode, but also other brands such as Haval, Jeep, Ford and Toyota. There are off-road products and highway modes. It is true that we should attach importance to patents and respect the achievements of labor research and development in other countries, but is it a bit exaggerated for Jaguar Land Rover to adopt such a one-size-fits-all and partially abstract approach? After all, there will be progress if there is competition.
If Tesla, which is in the field of new energy vehicles, had not opened a series of patents as early as a few years ago, there would not be a hundred schools of thought contending for new energy vehicles. Although most new forces have become stepping stones for Tesla's development in China market, there will still be excellent car companies like Weilai and Tucki.
Finally, do you support Jaguar Land Rover to protect its brand interests through legal means?
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