Meanwhile in china - another case of copying? SUV this time

[Svnla]

Does this look like a copy to you?

Copy - top (green).

Real - bottom (grey).

http://www.autoblog.com/2016/06/03/jaguar-land-rover-copycat-lawsuit-report/

 

[ImpulsE69]

Nope. There are only so many notes in a staff. Or...everyones doing it, or...they took it and made it their own....or...well you get the idea.

 

[Jodell88]

Nope, not a copy. A Suzuki Grand Vitara looks similar to both of those.

 

[Red Squirrel]

It looks different enough that I'd give that a pass. This is one of the things I hate about the current IP law system, here, they'd probably get sued for that. There are only so many possible ways you can make a certain thing look.

The name brand is kinda too close though, but really "land" is a rather generic term, so I say it should be allowed. Of course that would probably be a trademark issue here in North America.

 

[sandorski]

Pretty sure the vehicle is utter garbage, but I kinda prefer the styling of the "Copy".

 

[alcoholbob]

Copying the styling and reverse engineering the entire vehicle are two completely different things. Can you tell the difference between two beige refrigerators or claim one is a copy of the other?

 

[SKORPI0]

More pics with similarities/differences...

http://www.carnewschina.com/2014/11...andwind-x7-a-clone-of-the-range-rover-evoque/

 

[drinkmorejava]

Outsides are pretty similar. I don't see how the inside is a clone though.

Overall the X7 is better looking. Landrover should just copy the X7 and call it even.

 

[Artdeco]

The US based manufacturers have been doing this forever, hell, I can barely tell,cars apart nowadays.

 

[Jodell88]

Outsides are pretty similar. I don't see how the inside is a clone though.

Overall the X7 is better looking. Landrover should just copy the X7 and call it even.

I think the X7 is better looking as well.

 

[Imdmn04]

Yes, the design is a near copy. But the copy's nip/tuck is better looking than the original.

 

[thesmokingman]

That's obviously blatant. Good luck to Land Rover on suing in China... lol. I wonder how Jordan did with his suit on a similar case?