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.

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