A green and white new Land Rover Defender drives along a gravel track through tall grass
Land Rover’s new Defender, a successor to one of the most popular road vehicles. Photograph: Land Rover/PA
Land Rover’s new Defender, a successor to one of the most popular road vehicles. Photograph: Land Rover/PA
Chinese carmaker BYD’s offices in Netherlands raided over JLR ‘copycat car’ claim

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.