1978 VW Beetle Volkswagen has won a legal battle against one of the descendants of its head of design in the 1930s, who claimed he was the true designer of the Beetle.According to Automotive News, the daughter of late car designer Erwin Komenda claims the VW Beetle was entirely her fathers design, and therefore her family should be entitled to money on the sales of the Beetle.She limited her claim to Beetles built after 2014, as sales of earlier Beetles fell under a statute of limitations.The plaintiff claimed the newer Beetle still incorporated elements from her fathers design, one that was used for more than three generations, and sales of which have surpassed 22 million since production started after the Second World War. She sought 5 million euros in compensation.The court in Brunswick, Germany found that Komendas drawings resembled other vehicles of the era, and were not significantly unique enough to support the claim that he was the sole designer of the Beetle.The court also found that modern Beetle models are significantly different in design from the original Beetle, and thus they were deemed unaffected by any copyright claims.Komendas daughter was also not able to prove her father was involved in the design of the Kdf-Wagen, which VW largely based the design of the Beetle upon. The Kdf-Wagen was produced in 1938 and was designed by Ferdinand Porsche.Komendas daughter was not named in
Origin: VW wins copyright claim against daughter of Beetle stylist