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Jaguar Land Rover Ends Volkswagen Fight Over Luxury SUVs
- Settlement comes on eve of trial over Land Rover patent
- Jaguar Land Rover had been seeking import ban on Porsche, Audi
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Jaguar Land Rover Automotive Plc has settled patent fights it lodged against Volkswagen AG and its brands over a feature used in luxury sport utility vehicles that simplifies off-road driving for affluent but inexperienced drivers.
The agreements resolve litigation in Germany and the U.S., but other terms of the deals weren’t disclosed in filings with courts in New Jersey, Delaware and Virginia and with the International Trade Commission in Washington.