The ZWSoft press release on the settlement includes a statement from CEO Truman Du: “We respect every company’s IP very much, and we do not condone these behaviors at ZWSoft. At the time, ZWSoft said the re-release was to celebrate the company’s 15th anniversary, but those knowledgeable of the lawsuits saw it as a victory in the making for Autodesk. Then on OctoZWSoft announced it would immediately begin shipping “ZWCAD Classic,” the company’s initial 2D CAD product which was not named in the lawsuits. (Source: ZWSoft)Īutodesk filed suit in 2014 in The Netherlands and in the United States, alleging that AutoCAD source code had been “misappropriated and improperly used” in the development of ZWCAD+, ZWSoft’s second major release of 2D CAD software. ZWCAD Classic: So good it became the replacement for its update? Not exactly.
ZWSoft agrees to pull the offending software from the market, and will pay an undisclosed sum as part of a binding settlement. ZWSoft CEO issues apology for use of AutoCAD code Autodesk gets undisclosed sum.Ĭhina-based CAD software vendor ZWSoft and Autodesk have announced the settlement of two lawsuits brought by Autodesk, claiming ZWSoft used “AutoCAD intellectual property” in its ZWCAD+ product.
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