MARCH 2009
Bus company drives off with design damages in China
Managing Intellectual Property
German bus maker Neoplan has won a landmark case after two Chinese companies were found to have copied the design of its buses
In one of the biggest design patent infringement cases since China joined the WTO in 2001, the company won damages of Rmb 21.16 million ($3 million) against the Chinese rivals for copying its Starliner bus design.
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