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Electric Aviation Company Alleges ‘Corporate Espionage’ in Lawsuit Against Rival
Joby alleges former employee George Kivork stole trade secrets before joining Archer, enabling Archer to interfere with Joby's partnerships and negotiations in the eVTOL market.
- On Thursday, Joby Aviation filed suit in the Superior Court of California in Santa Cruz County, alleging Archer Aviation used stolen trade secrets to interfere in its business.
- This summer, Archer Aviation recruited George Kivork, former Joby U.S. state and local policy lead, who downloaded dozens of files and emailed some content two days before resigning in July.
- According to the complaint, Kivork allegedly exfiltrated Joby files with confidential details, which Archer used to approach a strategic partner and offer a 'more lucrative deal' by August.
- Archer denied the allegations, calling the lawsuit baseless and accusing Joby Aviation of weaponizing litigation while asserting it has onboarding safeguards, escalating their competition in the eVTOL market.
- Amid a broader FAA certification race, Joby Aviation completed a hybrid VTOL test flight last week with L3Harris Technologies, while Archer Aviation struck an exclusive deal with Anduril earlier this year and gained 68% in stock.
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Joby files law suit against Archer alleging industrial espionage - RotorHub International
Joby has filed a lawsuit against eVTOL rival Archer alleging that Archer has used confidential information taken by a former Joby employee prior to that employee joining Archer and is seeking monetary damages and a court order preventing Archer from misusing any trade secrets. Specifically, Joby alleges that George Kivork, who had served as its US state and local policy lead downloaded and transferred the confidential files which included detail…
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