Looks like somebody does care how the French do it:
https://www.rideapart.com/news/722299/piaggio-mp3-peugeot-patent-infringement/
To Wit:
"In both cases, the courts found that Peugeot infringed upon the leaning mechanism patents for the Piaggio MP3. Plenty have remarked upon the striking similarities in design between the Peugeot Metropolis three-wheeler and the Piaggio MP3, and the courts of two countries seemingly substantiated those claims."