ITC to Consider Ban on Imports of Porsche, VW, Audi and Lamborghini SUVs
The International Trade Commission will consider a ban on imports of automobiles with vehicle control systems that infringe patents held by Jaguar Land Rover, it said in a notice released Dec. 28 (ITC Inv. No. 337-TA-1235). Jaguar says Porsche, Volkswagen, Lamborghini and Audi are importing vehicles that copy its patented Terrain Response technology. Specifically, Lamborghini’s Urus; Porsche’s Cayenne; Audi’s Q8, Q7, Q5, A6 Allroad and e-tron; and Volkswagen’s Tiguan vehicles use the infringing technology, Jaguar said in its complaint. The ITC will consider a limited exclusion order and cease and desist orders banning importation and sale by the following respondents to the investigation:
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- Dr. Ing. h.c.F. Porsche AG, d/b/a Porsche AG, of Stuttgart, Germany
- Porsche Cars North America, Inc., of Atlanta, Georgia
- Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A., of Sant’Agata Bolognese, Italy
- Automobili Lamborghini America, LLC, of Herndon, Virginia
- Volkswagen AG of Wolfsburg, Germany
- Volkswagen Group of America, Inc., of Herndon, Virginia
- Audi AG of Ingolstadt, Germany
- Audi of America, LLC, of Herndon, Virginia.