Recently, Master Jiao has received overseas car news. On Monday, the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) will begin investigating whether the Volkswagen Group (Volkswagen Group) infringed upon Jaguar's infringement. A patent owned by Jaguar Land Rover for an off-road driving system.
The report shows that in November last year, Jaguar Land Rover submitted a complaint to the U.S. International Trade Commission in an attempt to prevent certain Volkswagen automobile products from being imported into the United States, including Porsche, Lamborghini and Audi. The reason for the complaint is that the "vehicle control system" equipped with these models infringes the company's patent.
These models have a relatively large impact, including Lamborghini Urus, Porsche Cayenne, Audi Q8, Q7, Q5, Audi A6 Allroad, e-tron and Volkswagen Tiguan. At present, the U.S. International Trade Commission has not yet made a final ruling on the case.
Volkswagen officially responded: The company has begun an investigation and decided on the next step of action.
The Volkswagen Group said: "We will actively cooperate with the investigating authorities. Although we cannot comment on any details of the lawsuit, we firmly believe that these accusations have no legal basis and we will resolutely defend our position."
Jaguar Land Rover stated: “The above-mentioned vehicles have used Jaguar Land Rover’s patented inventions without paying patent fees or obtaining permission, especially one of which is to improve the vehicle’s off-road driving system on different road surfaces. It is a serious infringement of our patented invention rights."
Jaguar Land Rover continued: "We have the technical invention patent for this all-terrain feedback system, which can maximize the vehicle's performance on grass, snow, and other terrain. Off-road performance on mud and gravel roads"
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This should be the biggest "melon" at the moment, if Jaguar Land Rover's complaint is approved by the United States. If approved by the International Trade Commission, these Volkswagen models will most likely be banned from the U.S. market. But then again, why doesn't Jaguar Land Rover sue Volkswagen in China? On the one hand, judging from the current global sales, Jaguar Land Rover can only "bully" in areas where Volkswagen's sales are weak, because Jaguar Land Rover knows very well that Volkswagen's position in the Chinese market is unshakable.
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