JLR and BYD Face Dutch Court Dispute Over Ti7 Records

Jaguar Land Rover is pursuing an intellectual-property case against BYD over its Ti7 SUV after court-appointed bailiffs seized digital records from two BYD offices in the Netherlands. A Dutch court is expected to decide on November 11 which of the records JLR may use in the proceedings; the merits of the infringement allegation remain unresolved.

The records were taken from BYD premises in Schiedam and Hoofddorp under an order sought by JLR, according to reports of the case. The seizure took place in August 2026. JLR alleges the Ti7 infringes intellectual-property rights associated with the Land Rover Defender, but no court finding on that claim has been reported.

BYD’s lawyers objected to the seizure, describing it as a “fishing expedition” and arguing that too many files were taken. The immediate court decision concerns which records may be used as evidence, rather than whether BYD infringed JLR’s rights. JLR has not publicly commented on the ongoing proceedings, according to a spokesperson’s statement carried in one report; neither company has commented directly in other accounts.

The dispute centres on the Ti7, a seven-seat plug-in hybrid SUV whose boxy styling has drawn...