JCB claims victory in French copycat action
JCB has claimed victory in its latest intellectual property battle in a French court - although its rivals have said "non!".
The Staffordshire group declared it had been granted a preliminary injunction against Manitou which orders the company to stop producing telehandlers featuring a patented JCB productivity device.
But Manitou responded to JCB's statement, which it said was "likely to mislead the public".
The Nantes-based company said the Judge at Court of the First Instance in Paris dismissed JCB's application for an inj... You can carry on reading TheBusinessDesk.com for free, but you have reached the maximum number of pages an unregistered user can view. To register for an account, click here or login below...
