The developer of a Trump tower in Panama has sought legal protection against possible complaints from the Jumeirah Group over charges that it copied the designs of Dubai’s iconic Burj Al Arab hotel.
In April Newland International Properties Corporation, which is building the Trump Ocean Club in Panama City, asked a local court for a protective order to prevent the owners of the Burj Al Arab from threatening a lawsuit.
No suit had been filed, but the company did not want the risk of a lawsuit to “negatively impact [its] project”, according to newspaper Le Prensa.
Pictures of the two projects reveal similarities in their “mast and sail” motif.
A spokesperson for Jumeirah told the International Herald Tribune daily that “Burj Al Arab is unique in terms of its architecture, interior design and its luxurious standards of service”, but would not comment specifically on the case, or any similarities in the buildings.
Donald Trump has recently spread his wings to Dubai with The Trump International Hotel and Tower on the Palm Jumeirah, a joint venture between The Trump Organisation and Dubai-owned develop Nakheel.
Trump told ArabianBusiness.com in January that the $400 million tower was “probably the best looking building I’ve ever seen”.
Recent court filings of a Trump branded development in Israel revealed details of how much Donald Trump earns for allowing his name to be used on projects around the world.
According to the lawsuit Trump filed against the Israeli developers, Trump was supposed to get 25% of every unit sold in Trump Plaza, to be built near Tel Aviv.
According to the New York Post the lawsuit alleges the developers announced plans to build the project then resold the land for a $36 million profit, without cutting Trump in on the deal.
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