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Total Croc: Porsche suing popular shoe company over naming rights?

Porsche AG is known for vigorously defending its intellectual property. It's understandable, as the company has spent more than half a century building its performance-oriented automotive brand around design patents, logos, and the company's familiar vehicle nomenclature. Crocs, Inc., on the other hand, is a shoe manufacturer credited with introducing the world to low-cost injection-molded foam footwear. Crocs does not build cars... um, thankfully. What Crocs did do was name its popular sandal the "Cayman" (pictured at right). Of course, ... Read more →

That's Rich: Geely reportedly denies copying Rolls-Royce Michael Harley

With gloved white fingers pointing in their direction, Geely Automobile is in full denial of British accusations. The independent Chinese automaker, which rolled out its luxurious GE model ...

Leaked: Nissan 370Z Roadster patent drawings Noah Joseph

We're betting that automakers are getting plenty ticked off at the European Trademark Office, because it seems that bureau has more leaks than a colander. Following leaked drawings of the new ...

Mercedes tries to burst Shuanghuan's tiny Bubble, gives up Jonathon Ramsey

BMW loses Clonewars Italian court battle Michael Harley

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Total Croc: Porsche suing popular shoe company over naming rights? 1 month ago on Autoblog

That's Rich: Geely reportedly denies copying Rolls-Royce 7 months ago on Autoblog

With gloved white fingers pointing in their direction, Geely Automobile is in full denial of British accusations. The independent Chinese automaker, which rolled out its luxurious GE model bearing more than slight resemblance to the Rolls-Royce Phantom at the Shanghai Motor Show, seems rather ...

Leaked: Nissan 370Z Roadster patent drawings 10 months ago on Autoblog

We're betting that automakers are getting plenty ticked off at the European Trademark Office, because it seems that bureau has more leaks than a colander. Following leaked drawings of the new Mazda MX-5, Mazda3 and Suzuki Kizashi, the latest to slip out appears to be the upcoming Nissan 370Z ...

Mercedes tries to burst Shuanghuan's tiny Bubble, gives up 11 months ago on Autoblog

Mercedes decided to sue Shuanghuan Automotive for copyright infringement for its Bubble microcar (called the Noble in China), claiming it was a copy of the smart fortwo. BMW then decided to bring its own case against Shuanghuan, citing the Shuanghuan CEO as a blatant facsimile of the BMW X5 (that's ...

BMW loses Clonewars Italian court battle 11 months ago on Autoblog

Take a close look at the image. A court in Italy has just ruled that the crossover pictured above, the five-seat CEO built by Shuanghuan Automobile of Shijiazhuang, China, is not a clone of the BMW X5. Um... yeah. The legal battles began when Shuanghuan introduced their "Noble" last year, a ...

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