Jaguar Land Rover managers invaded the premises of the Chinese brand BYD in Schiedam and Hoofddorp, in the Netherlands, on August 8.
According to the Sunday Times, these agents seized digital documents before the legal battle was resolved that day.
BYD offices in Schiedam and Hoofddorp invaded by JLR managers
The dispute pits the British firm against the Chinese manufacturer over the Defender 110, reproduced by BYD's Ti7 seven-seater SUV.
JLR soupçonne son concurrent d'avoir taillé un Defender en kit pour récupérer ses technologies et le restituer sous une autre apparence.
Le dossier porte notamment sur la mise à nu du Defender pendant l'étude et l'ingénierie inverse menée pour fabriquer le Ti7.
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BYD nie tout plagiaire. L'entreprise affirme n'avoir jamais copié le Defender et invoque un travail d'ingénieur indépendant.
A Dutch judge must examine the recovered evidence before deciding whether the Defender's massive lines are patented.
BYD has promised to contest this seizure and to assert its own original design during the trial which will soon be held before the Dutch courts.
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