Chinese carmaker BYD’s offices in Netherlands raided over JLR ‘copycat car’ claim

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Bailiffs acting for Jaguar Land Rover reportedly raided BYD offices in Schiedam and Hoofddorp and seized digital records ahead of a court case. The dispute concerns allegations that BYD’s vehicle copied the Land Rover Defender and infringed JLR’s intellectual property rights.

Bailiffs reportedly seized digital records before court case over alleged intellectual property breaches on Land Rover Defender Bailiffs acting for Jaguar Land Rover raided the Dutch offices of a Chinese “copycat” rival before a legal showdown this week over whether its “Defender clone” infringes intellectual property rights. Bailiffs acting on behalf of JLR reportedly seized digital records from the offices of Chinese carmaker BYD in Schiedam and Hoofddorp in August, according to the Sunday Times. Continue reading...