(ANSA) - Milan, April 6 - The shape of Italy's iconic Vespa
scooters since their inception in 1948 is an industrial design
subject to copyright protection, Turin judges ruled Thursday in
saying a Chinese company cannot market cloned Vespas in Italy.
The sentence for the first time recognised the historic model
as a work of industrial design.
Vespa, which is made by Piaggio, was recently cited as one of
the EU products US President Donald Trump may slap a
'super-tariff' on in retaliation for a longstanding EU ban on
hormone-boosted US beef.
Vespa a design icon that can't be cloned (2)
Chinese company barred from marketing imitations in Italy