U.S. opens probe into whether VW vehicles infringe Jaguar Land Rover patents

Reuters

Published Dec 21, 2020 06:41PM ET

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) said on Monday it is opening in investigation into whether Volkswagen AG (OTC:VWAGY) infringed on patents held by Jaguar Land Rover.

In November, Jaguar Land Rover filed a complaint with the ITC seeking to prevent the import of some VW Porsche, Lamborghini and Audi models with "certain vehicle control systems" that allegedly infringe on its patents. A Volkswagen (DE:VOWG_p) spokesman did not immediately respond to a request to comment.