For using Force India intellectual property Team Lotus and Aerolab found liable

The Indian F1 team Sahara Force India has stated that following the publication of Team Lotus wind tunnel model pictures in November 2009, a complaint has been lodged by Force India Formula One Team with the Criminal Court in Italy and subsequently commenced civil proceedings in the UK High Court, citing concerns in respect of Team Lotus, Mike Gascoyne and Aerolab are illegally copying Force India Formula One Team design intellectual property accessed from secure files held at Aerolab.
The company stated that the case was heard at the High Court, London during January2012 with Justice Arnold finding Team Lotus (now known as Caterham) and Aerolab liable for copyright infringement and using confidential information respectively. Some parts created using Force India confidential information were used on the Team Lotus race cars in the early part of the 2010season.
The UK High Court judgement, in respect of the illegal copying, will now be referred for the consideration of Formula One's governing body, the FIA, whilst the Italian criminal case against Mike Gascoyne, Tony Fernandes and Jean Claude Migeot remains ongoing.Automobile News