Why this is even an issue for you is beyond me. Although because you asked....
"1 instance where Caterpillar made an entire machine (not a part) under license from another company and painted it in another company their company colors and then added another company their logo, then shipped that product through their distribution channels"
In 2015, Seeing Machines and Caterpillar signed a global agreement for product development, licensing and distribution. Under the agreement, Caterpillar took over responsibility for manufacturing, marketing and sales of Seeing Machines' existing DSS rugged off-road product.
