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Civil Litigation

Jul. 23, 2021

Wisk Aero loses early fight in self-driving air taxi trade secrets case

U.S. District Judge William H. Orrick of San Francisco rejected Wisk Aero LLC’s bid for a preliminary injunction, writing the company “has not shown a likelihood of success on the merits that defendant Archer Aviation Inc. has misappropriated its particular asserted trade secrets.”

A Mountain View company lost an early legal battle Thursday against a competitor it accuses of misappropriating its trade secrets for all-electric, self-driving air taxis.

U.S. District Judge William H. Orrick of San Francisco rejected Wisk Aero LLC's bid for a preliminary injunction, writing the company "has not shown a likelihood of success on the merits that defend...

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