Zonda loses case to German company
By Li Aoxue | China Daily | Updated: 2009-01-22 07:43
German bus and coach manufactuer Neoplan Bus GmbH has won an intellectual property lawsuit against a local automotive firm, a court said yesterday.
The Beijing No 1 intermediate people's court, where the case was heard, ruled automotive group Zonda and its subsidiary Yancheng Zhongwei Passenger Coach Co Ltd and Beijing Zhongtong Xinhua Automobile Sales Company to pay 21 million yuan ($3 million) to Neoplan Bus GmbH.
The German firm had filed the lawsuit in 2006, accusing Zonda of copying Neoplan's "Starliner" coach to make its "A9" model.
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