18.10.2010

JCB compensated for copying

JCB has agreed terms of settlement with an “Asian manufacturer” of backhoe loaders regarding allegations of product copying its 3CX backhoe loader.

The company has received an undisclosed settlement payment and the manufacturer who it has not named, but is one of those that had products on their stand at Bauma this year covered up, has agreed to fundamentally redesign its backhoe loader.
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One of the covered machines at Bauma 2010

JCB took action against three Asian (Chinese) manufacturers at Bauma in April of this year in relation to product copying of both JCB’s backhoe loader and telehandler products.

Tim Burnhope, JCB’s group managing director for product development and commercial operations, said: “This is the fourth incident this year of an Asian manufacturer copying one of our machines and taking unfair advantage of 57 years of product development. JCB is determined to act promptly and decisively in relation to such activities and stamp them out.”

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