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In these lawsuits, Autodesk alleged that the AutoCAD source code had been misappropriated and improperly used when developing ZWCAD+.Īlthough ZWSoft initially denied the allegations, ZWSoft subsequently discovered that an employee had, in fact, improperly used AutoCAD intellectual property developing ZWCAD+.Īs a result of this discovery, ZWSoft’s CEO, Truman Du, has publicly acknowledged ZWSoft’s error and agreed to stop selling, licensing, or otherwise making available ZWCAD+ from all markets, effective immediately. District Court for the Northern District of California on Ma(Case No. AutoCAD is Autodesk’s flagship product and one of the most widely used design software tools in the world.Īfter discovering evidence indicating that ZWSoft had improperly used AutoCAD intellectual property in developing its ZWCAD+ products, Autodesk filed suit before The Hague in the Netherlands on Febru(Case No. District Court for the Northern District of California. (doing business as ZWCADUSA) (collectively, “ZWSoft”) have agreed to settle lawsuits pending in The Hague and the U.S. (Nasdaq:ADSK) and ZWCAD Software Co., Ltd., ZWCAD Design Co., Ltd., HK ZWCAD Software Ltd., and GLOBAL FORCE DIRECT, LLC. SAN RAFAEL, Calif.–( BUSINESS WIRE)– Autodesk, Inc.

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