{"id":197767,"date":"2026-11-12T12:10:28","date_gmt":"2026-11-12T11:10:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/?p=197767"},"modified":"2026-11-12T12:43:13","modified_gmt":"2026-11-12T11:43:13","slug":"byd-wins-round-one-as-jlrs-defender-copycat-fight-heats-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/en\/2026\/11\/12\/byd-wins-round-one-as-jlrs-defender-copycat-fight-heats-up\/","title":{"rendered":"BYD wins round one as JLR\u2019s Defender copycat fight heats up (update)"},"content":{"rendered":"

A Dutch court has ruled that JLR must destroy the evidence it seized at BYD\u2019s European offices. But the court\u2019s decision does not acquit the Chinese manufacturer in JLR\u2019s copyright court case.<\/p>\n

To refresh your memory: JLR claims BYD\u2019s upcoming Ti7<\/a> SUV copies its Land Rover Defender model. The British company wants to prevent the model’s sale in the EU and has started a court case against the Chinese company.<\/span><\/p>\n

‘Fishing expedition’<\/b><\/h4>\n

To support its claim, JLR had digital documents seized at BYD\u2019s European offices<\/a> in the Netherlands. <\/span>It feared BYD could make them disappear to obstruct legal <\/span>proceedings<\/span>. <\/span>A Dutch court has now ruled <\/span>the seized documents<\/span> cannot be used as evidence and must be destroyed.<\/span><\/p>\n

Moreover, JLR can\u2019t keep pursuing enforcement under the seizure order. If it fails to comply, the company must pay up to \u20ac500,000 for failing to destroy the seized data and \u20ac500,000 for each further prohibited enforcement action.\u00a0On the other hand, BYD has to pay \u20ac25,376.57 in legal costs, according to the published operative part of the judgment.<\/p>\n

Nevertheless, this is a win for BYD. The Chinese manufacturer called JLR\u2019s seizure a \u201cfishing expedition\u201d. It claims the British manufacturer wanted to obtain a wide array of confidential information without a clear reason.<\/p>\n

Legal battle continues<\/b><\/h4>\n

With the court\u2019s decision, JLR has lost a battle in the The Hague District Court on November 11th, not its war against the BYD Ti7. The question remains whether the model\u2019s design actually violates the Land Rover Defender\u2019s design copyright.<\/p>\n

A decision on that point, and a possible sales ban, is part of a separate judicial process. JLR has started summary cases in The Hague and Rotterdam. And there is a certain sense of urgency to it for the British manufacturer. BYD plans to start deliveries of the BYD Ti7 in the UK in January 2027, and pre-sales have already started.<\/p>\n

The UK is no longer in the EU, so a decision to ban sales here wouldn\u2019t automatically apply to JLR\u2019s home turf. But it could factor into British proceedings, although the UK\u2019s copyright laws are not the same as the EU’s.<\/p>\n

Popular copycat target<\/b><\/h4>\n

If the BYD Ti7 were banned from sale, it would not be the first time JLR has won a copyright case. In 2019, the Range Rover Evoque Lookalike Landwind X7 from Chinese manufacturer Jiangling Motors was taken off the market in China.<\/p>\n

JLR also started a claim against Ineos. It claimed the Grenadier copied its previous-generation Land Rover Defender, but lost the case. So while there may be resemblance, a JLR win is not guaranteed.<\/p>\n

Interestingly, JLR did not file a case against Jaecoo. Many see the Jaecoo 7 as a copy of the Range Rover Sport. But Jaecoo\u2019s parent company, Chery Automotive, is one of JLR\u2019s long-standing Chinese partners.<\/p>\n

Will the upcoming Chery-built electric Land Rover Freelander have anything to do with the British company\u2019s leniency toward the Jaecoo 7?<\/p>\n

Even Temu wants out of this fight<\/h4>\n

The controversy has produced an unexpected protest from a company that has nothing to do with either carmaker: Temu. The Chinese shopping platform contacted Newmobility.news through its communications agency, FTI Consulting, objecting to the use of the nickname \u2018Temu Defender\u2019.<\/p>\n

The expression echoes nicknames already circulating in British automotive media, including \u2018Temu Range Rover\u2019 and \u2018Temu Defender\u2019 for other Chinese SUVs resembling Land Rover models. It was not invented by Newmobility.news.<\/p>\n

Temu argues that such comparisons unfairly associate its name with cheap imitations and alleged intellectual property infringement. It has asked us to stop using the expression. Apparently, even Temu doesn’t want to be caught in the crossfire between JLR and China’s carmakers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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A Dutch court has ruled that JLR must destroy the evidence it seized at BYD\u2019s European offices. But the court\u2019s decision does not acquit the Chinese manufacturer in JLR\u2019s copyright court case. To refresh your memory: JLR claims BYD\u2019s upcoming Ti7 SUV copies its Land Rover Defender model. The British company wants to prevent the model’s sale in the EU and has started a court case against the Chinese company. ‘Fishing expedition’ To support its claim, JLR had digital documents seized at BYD\u2019s European offices in the Netherlands. It feared BYD could make them disappear to obstruct legal proceedings. 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