New Delhi, Nov. 12 -- Court officials in the Netherlands have raided and seized documents from the office of BYD in the country in connection with a complaint filed by Jaguar Land Rover, which accused the Chinese EV maker of copying its design and technology. At the heart of the dispute is Fangchengbao Ti7, also known as BYD Ti7, a boxy, rugged mid-size unibody SUV produced by BYD under its off-road sub-brand, Fangchengbao.

But according to JLR, BYD Ti7 is a 'Defender clone' and infringes upon its intellectual property rights.

According to The Guardian, motoring experts have likened BYD's seven-seat plug-in hybrid SUV to the Defender since it went on sale in China in September last year. BBC's Top Gear magazine also called it the "Chine...