Jaguar Land Rover Menyelesaikan Pertarungan Paten Dengan Volkswagen Atas SUV Tech

Itu sudah lebih dari setahun yang lalu Jaguar Land Rover menuduh Grup Volkswagen 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 Urus, VW Tiguan, dan beberapa model Audi seperti merek Q5 terlaris.

Minggu ini, JLR dan VW mencapai kesepakatan Berita Otomotif, meskipun rincian penyelesaiannya belum dipublikasikan pada saat ini. Penyelesaian tersebut rupanya terjadi tepat pada waktunya ketika JLR akan memulai uji coba seminggu setelahnya. 

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BloombergNamun, JLR mencatat bahwa JLR berpotensi memperoleh hingga $200 juta per tahun dalam bentuk lisensi karena dugaan tersebut paten pelanggaran.

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.

Sistem ini tentu saja dilengkapi beberapa Land Rover model, serta 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.

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