Dutch court orders JLR to destroy seized BYD files, imposes fines

Dutch court orders Jaguar Land Rover to destroy seized BYD Ti 7 files or face 553,850 USD penalty

CarNewsChina.com • 12 nov. 08h44

A Hague court ruled that Jaguar Land Rover must destroy files seized from BYD’s Dutch offices within 24 hours, imposing hourly fines for non-compliance and rejecting JLR’s claim for damages.

Copycat Defender? JLR has raided BYD’s offices over the boxy Ti7 SUV

Top Gear • 09 nov. 12h36

Land Rover owner JLR has had bailiffs search BYD's Dutch offices as part of a legal dispute alleging that the Chinese maker reverse-engineered the Defender for its Ti7 model.

BYD offices raided over Land Rover Defender copycat claims

Auto Express • 09 nov. 10h23

Dutch bailiffs seized documents from BYD's Schiedam and Hoofddorp offices in August as part of a legal case over alleged copying of Land Rover Defender features for the BYD Ti7.

BYD offices raided over copycat design allegations - report

CarExpert • 09 nov. 02h09

Bailiffs acting for Jaguar Land Rover seized records from BYD's Dutch facilities as part of a legal dispute over the Ti7 SUV's similarity to the Land Rover Defender.

Jaguar Land Rover raids BYD offices over ‘copycat Defender’

The Telegraph • 08 nov. 13h15

Jaguar Land Rover obtained a court order to seize records from BYD's Dutch offices as it alleges the Chinese maker copied the Defender's design, while BYD prepares to launch its Ti7 4x4 in January.

Jaguar Land Rover raids offices of Chinese rival BYD

The Times • 07 nov. 18h00

Court-ordered bailiffs seized digital records from BYD’s Dutch offices amid a dispute over alleged intellectual-property infringement of the Land Rover Defender.