{"id":131675,"date":"2023-02-13T10:41:58","date_gmt":"2023-02-13T10:41:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/all-car-news.com\/chinese-car-brand-may-not-put-mini-copy-into-production\/"},"modified":"2023-02-13T10:41:58","modified_gmt":"2023-02-13T10:41:58","slug":"chinese-car-brand-may-not-put-mini-copy-into-production","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/all-car-news.com\/en\/chinese-car-brand-may-not-put-mini-copy-into-production\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese car brand may not put Mini copy into production"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Patent drawings<\/h2>\n<p>Beijing Estek Technology filed patent drawings with the State Intellectual Property Office of the Mini copy with battery-electric powertrain in May 2022. BMW soon had the patent drawings in its sights and filed a protest against them in July 2022.<\/p>\n<h2>BMW wins<\/h2>\n<p>The State Intellectual Property Office now sides with BMW, saying the cars&#8217; design is too similar to the classic Mini. Beijing Estek Technology will be given three months to respond to the Chinese patent office&#8217;s decision.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-content\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1140\" height=\"713\" src=\"https:\/\/autorai.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Beijing-Estek-Technology-foto-4-1140x713.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-150775\"><\/figure>\n<h2>What about David Brown?<\/h2>\n<p>But then how is it that David Brown Automotive is allowed to produce the classic form? That&#8217;s just a little different. That company revives, so to speak, the classic Mini&nbsp;for modern times. Moreover, David Brown has an agreement with BMW to do so.<\/p>\n<h2>Unfortunately peanut butter<\/h2>\n<p>Beijing Estek Technology really had the intention of setting up a production line to manufacture an electric car without a Mini badge, and that is simply not allowed. 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