The CZ 85 was developed because the CZ 75 had no patents protecting the design, and the CZ 75 was copied in other countries with unlicensed versions.
CZ 85的研發亦與CZ 75沒有設計的專利保護，以致CZ 75在其他國家並非特許生產以下被彷製成為多個版本有關。