A decision in Munich regional court on June 28 banned the sale of the copycat car, vindicating BMW's long-standing belief that it has a legal right to protect the design of its vehicles from such imitation.
It's not the kind of launch you want a new range-topping luxosedan to endure. This morning, photos of the new 2009 BMW 7-Series ended up splashed across the Interwebs, through Flickr.