Jaguar Land Rover poravnava patentni boj z Volkswagnom zaradi tehnologije SUV

Bilo je pred več kot enim letom, ko Jaguar Land Rover obtožuje skupino 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 in več modelov Audi, kot je najbolje prodajani Q5 znamke.

Ta teden sta JLR in VW sklenila poravnavo glede na Automotive News, čeprav podrobnosti poravnave na tej točki še niso objavljene. Poravnava je očitno prišla ravno pravi čas, saj naj bi JLR teden dni zatem začela sojenje. 

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Bloomberg, vendar je ugotovil, da lahko JLR potencialno zasluži do 200 milijonov dolarjev na leto z licenciranjem zaradi patent kršitev.

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.

Ta sistem je seveda opremljen v več Land Rover modeli, kot tudi 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.

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