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

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

CarNewsChina. com reported that on 12 November a Hague court ordered Jaguar Land Rover to destroy the files seized from BYD’s Dutch offices within 24 hours and imposed hourly fines for any failure to comply, while rejecting JLR’s claim for damages. Earlier, The Times described bailiffs seizing digital records from BYD’s Dutch facilities in a court-ordered raid over alleged intellectual-property infringement of the Land Rover Defender.

The Telegraph added that JLR had obtained the order, accusing BYD of copying the Defender’s design as it prepared to launch its Ti7 4x4 in January. CarExpert noted that the raid formed part of a legal dispute concerning the similarity between BYD’s Ti7 SUV and the Defender.

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CarNewsChina.com • 12 नवं 08:44

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.

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