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.” This is exactly what happened to Jaguar Land Rover in its claim against Land Wind (Jiangling Motors) in China for copying of Jaguar Land Rover’s car design. After their patent battle from 2014 to [2019], the designpatents of Jaguar Land Rover and Land Wind for their off-road vehicles were invalidated by each other.
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