Jaguar Land Rover lahendab patendivõitluse Volkswageniga linnamaasturitehnoloogia üle

See oli üle aasta tagasi, kui Jaguar Land Rover süüdistab Volkswageni kontserni of using its patented off-road technology. The Tata-owned company wanted a sales ban for the German group’s SUVs, which include the Porsche Cayenne, Lamborghini Halda, VW Tiguan ja mitmed Audi mudelid nagu brändi enimmüüdud Q5.

Sel nädalal jõudsid JLR ja VW kokkuleppele vastavalt Automotive News, kuigi kokkuleppe üksikasju ei ole praegu veel avalikustatud. Kokkulepe saabus ilmselt õigel ajal, kuna JLR oli nädal hiljem alustamas kohtuprotsessi. 

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Bloombergmärkis siiski, et JLR võib väidetava litsentsimise tõttu teenida kuni 200 miljonit dollarit aastas. patent rikkumine.

To recall, JLR is accusing the VW Group of using the former’s patented Terrain Response system that adjusts several vehicle settings at a press of a button (or twist of a knob). The system allows drivers to select a drive mode – Sand, Rock, Crawl, or Mud – that then optimizes the braking, engine, and gearbox parameters for that surface, boosting off-road performance.

See süsteem on loomulikult varustatud mitmega Land Rover mudelid, samuti Jaguar F-Pace. JLR wanted the VW Group to stop selling its cars equipped with something similar as this is “Land Rover’s feature and Land Rover’s only.”

This isn’t the first time that JLR fires a patent row on the VW Group. Land Rover filed a lawsuit against Bentley in 2018 for a similar issue with its upscale Bentayga. Bentley hasn’t settled that case yet, so a trial is expected to happen in February.

A spokesperson from the VW Group declined to comment about the settlement, while JLR’s spokesperson didn’t provide any immediate statement.

Allikas: https://www.motor1.com/news/537912/jlr-volkswagen-patent-fight-suv/