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ZWCAD DESIGN Wins Against AUTODESK in the Dutch Lawsuit
GUANGZHOU, China --(Business Wire)--
ZWCAD DESIGN CO., LTD. (ZWCAD DESIGN) made a declaration on April 4
regarding the intellectual property dispute with Autodesk (News - Alert), ZWCAD
DESIGN's Declaration for the Intellectual Property Dispute with Autodesk.
On April 8, ZWCAD DESIGN heard from its team of lawyers the verdict of
the hearing in the Netherlands. Here is a further update about the Dutch
lawsuit:
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ZWCAD DESIGN won in a landslide in the first instance of the Dutch
hearing. There is no infringement by ZWCAD+.
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1) Based on the evidence provided by Autodesk and ZWCAD DESIGN,
the Dutch court concluded that ZWCAD+ 2012 and ZWCAD+ 2014 did not
infringe upon the intellectual property of AutoCAD 2008, and
rejected a series of requests by Autodesk, including a sales ban,
product recall, and compensation. ZWCAD has won in a landslide in
the first instance of the Dutch lawsuit, protecting the rights and
interest of its clients and partners.
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2) ZWCAD DESIGN will respond to the request of the Dutch court, to
deposit the source code of ZWCAD+ to a Chinese third party
organization for any possible review in the future.
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3) The District Court in The Hague is a world famous court for
intellectual property, with high proficiency and authority. ZWCAD
DESIGN respects justice and is grateful for the fair verdict made by
the court, which helps protect a market where ZWCAD+ and other CAD
products can freely compete.
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The first verdict of the Dutch court proves ZWCAD+ is a trust
worthy product.
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1) ZWCAD+ features independent intellectual property and core
technology, which is protected by International and Chinese laws.
There is no source code copying in ZWCAD+, neither is there any
infringement by ZWCAD+ of any other product. For those users who
already purchased or about to purchase ZWCAD+, they can use ZWCAD+
without any concern and are protected by law.
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2) The lawsuits against ZWCAD+ speak volumes of its industry leading
product quality, which has threatened the dominant position of the
giant company in the market.
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3) ZWCAD DESIGN will keep investing in product R&D, providing better
and better products and services to end users.
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The final verdict of the Dutch lawsuit helps ZWCAD DESIGN respond
strongly to any dishonest and misleading information against ZWCAD
DESIGN and its products.
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ZWCAD DESIGN hereby reiterates: ZWCAD DESIGN reserves all the
rights to take legal actions against any behavior that
purposefully defames ZWCAD+ intellectual property or misleads the
market and clients.
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The victory of the Dutch lawsuit not only belongs to ZWCAD DESIGN,
but to all those who stood by ZWCAD DESIGN. It is the winning of
free market competition. ZWCAD DESIGN is grateful for the
unyielding support of its clients, partners and industry insiders.
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ZWCAD DESIGN will continue to share with the public more news, and here
attached is the original copy of the Dutch lawsuit verdict as well as
the English translation for reference.
Verdict
from District Court The Hague (Dutch)
Verdict
from District Court The Hague (English)
ZWCAD DESIGN Team
April 10, 2014
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