Dustin Cook wrote: [...] > Ah yes, the old look and feel debate. I don't agree with that concept > either.
http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/News/articleId=123045 (Daimler and Fiat Suing Chinese Manufacturers, Saying Products Are Design Rip-offs) ----- SHANGHAI, China Western automakers have been incensed before by what they say are Chinese copies of their products. Now Fiat and Daimler have carried the dispute into court, filing suit against two automakers in China that they say are ripping off their products. Fiat says the Great Wall Peri is too close to the Fiat Panda, while Daimler says the Smart Fortwo is being copied in the Shuanghuan Noble. The Noble was not put on exhibit at the 2007 Frankfurt Auto Show last month, reportedly because of Daimler's objections to the design. However, the European importer, Martin Motors of Italy, displayed it at the Bucharest auto show this fall and has renamed the car as the Shuanghuan Bubble for Europe. Automotive News reported this week that the name change was to avoid another potential legal dispute with Noble Automotive of the U.K. Martin Motors is expecting to show the "Bubble" again at the Bologna, Italy, auto show in December and to start selling the car in Italy, Austria and Romania by year's end, and then elsewhere in Europe next spring. The publication says the little car won't make a German debut until the Daimler legal flap is over. Other complaints against Shuanghuan Auto in the recent past include BMW's legal proceedings against the European importer of the company's Sceo, which it called a copy of the BMW X5, and Toyota's complaint about the UFO, which the Japanese automaker said was too close to the RAV4. What this means to you: Look at the photos and judge for yourself while waiting to see what the real judges will say. ----- See also: http://www.worldcarfans.com/9071207.007/chinese-smart-clone-humiliated-with-debut-in-parking-lot-at-bologna regards, alexander. -- "Notwithstanding Jacobsen's confused discussion of unilateral contracts, bilateral contracts, implied licenses, "licenses to the world" and "bare" licenses in his Appellant's Brief, the issue at hand is fairly simple." -- Brief of Appellees (CAFC 2008-1001). _______________________________________________ gnu-misc-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-misc-discuss
