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

- Source: Guardian World
- Published: 2026-11-08T16:50:58+00:00
- Category: World
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/nov/08/chinese-carmaker-byd-offices-raided-netherlands-land-rover-copycat-claim
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/chinese-carmaker-byd-s-offices-in-netherlands-raided-over-jlr-copycat--525373/

Bailiffs reportedly seized digital records before court case over alleged intellectual property breaches on Land Rover Defender Bailiffs acting for Jaguar Land Rover raided the Dutch offices of a Chinese “copycat” rival before a legal showdown this week over whether its “Defender clone” infringes intellectual property rights. Bailiffs acting on behalf of JLR reportedly seized digital records from

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