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