"SANTA CRUZ Santa Cruz-based company Joby Aviation has filed a lawsuit against competitor Archer Aviation Inc. and former Joby employee George Kivork, alleging corporate espionage. Kivork, who served as Joby's U.S. state and local policy lead for over four years, announced his resignation from the company in July after being offered a position at Archer Aviation, a competitor of Joby. In the lawsuit complaint, Joby accused Kivork of downloading dozens of highly confidential files only two days before announcing his resignation and sharing them with Archer."
"Joby also accused Kivork and Archer of using that confidential information to undercut an exclusive agreement Joby made with a real estate developer earlier this year. Joby is asking the court to award damages, and to prevent the further use of the allegedly stolen information by Archer. This is corporate espionage, planned and premeditated, reads Joby's complaint. RELATED: Joby collaborates with Nvidia to accelerate next-era autonomous flight Joby was founded in Santa Cruz County in 2009 and is still headquartered in Santa Cruz today."
Joby Aviation sued Archer Aviation and former employee George Kivork, alleging Kivork downloaded dozens of highly confidential files two days before resigning and shared them with Archer. Joby claims the shared information was used to undercut an exclusive agreement with a real estate developer and seeks damages plus an injunction to stop further use of the allegedly stolen data. Joby builds electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, has collaborations with NASA and FAA safety agreements, and received U.S. Air Force airworthiness approval. Archer, based in San Jose and founded in 2018, is a major competitor with prior legal disputes.
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