Wisk v. Archer Lawsuit Pits Trade Secrets Against Employee Know-How

Wisk production aircraft

Wisk says it has taken 12 years, five generations of prototypes and 1,600 flight tests to realize a production design.

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As midnight approached on Christmas Day 2019, “Engineer Z” was busy at work—allegedly downloading more than 3,400 files from Wisk Aero’s Google Drive. A few weeks later, Engineer Z gave his employer a one-sentence notice: “I’ve decided to leave Wisk Aero LLC today.” Engineer Z was one of 10...

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