EconomyBYD’s Dutch offices raided over alleged Defender copycat

Court bailiffs acting for Jaguar Land Rover reportedly searched BYD offices in Schiedam and Hoofddorp in August and seized digital records. A court in The Hague is due to consider this week whether BYD’s Ti7 SUV allegedly infringes intellectual property rights in the Land Rover Defender. Both companies declined to comment on the ongoing case.

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