Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. sued a former executive who left to work for Intel Corp., saying there is a high likelihood that he leaked trade secrets from the world’s most advanced chipmaker to his new employer. TSMC said it filed the lawsuit against Lo Wei-jen, a former senior vice president, on Tuesday at the Intellectual Property and Commercial Court in Taiwan. It said the legal action was based on a non-compete agreement that Lo had signed during his employment. A spokesperson for the court ...

Two of the biggest alternative data providers, Yipit and M Science, have settled their legal disputes. Yipit's first lawsuit was filed in October of 2024 after two former employees joined its rival. The details of the settlement have not been made public. The nasty courtroom battle between two of the biggest alternative data players has ended in a settlement. Carlyle-backed Yipit and Jefferies-owned M Science agreed to drop their lawsuits against each other as part of the settlement, according to a ...

诉讼核心指控 - 电动空中出租车公司Joby Aviation在加州法院起诉竞争对手Archer Aviation，指控其窃取商业秘密[1] - 指控称Archer挖角了Joby员工George Kivork，该员工将公司的商业策略、合作伙伴条款和飞机规格等机密信息带到了Archer[1] - 诉讼称Archer在8月的一次竞标中滥用这些商业秘密，以削弱Joby与某房地产开发商的合同，该开发商告知Joby，Archer知晓协议的机密细节[4] 涉嫌不当行为细节 - 法医调查发现，Kivork在离职前将数十份Joby文件发送到个人电子邮件账户，并更改了数百份其他文件的安全权限以便离职后访问[5] - Joby要求法院判令未具体说明金额的金钱损害赔偿，并发布禁令阻止Archer滥用其商业秘密[5] 被告方回应 - Archer的首席法律与战略官Eric Lentell否认指控，称Archer与该开发商并无交易，且Kivork未携带任何Joby机密信息至Archer[2] - Lentell指责Joby是在试图通过恶意诉讼达成其无法通过公平竞争实现的目的[2] 公司与行业背景 - Joby和Archer等电动垂直起降飞行器公司正竞相将其产品推向市场，以满足对更快速、更可持续城市交通的需求[3] - 总部位于加州圣克鲁兹的Joby获得丰田支持，并计划最早于明年在Uber的共享出行应用中提供直升机和海上飞机服务[3] - Archer在2023年曾就波音旗下Wisk空中出租车子公司的商业秘密索赔达成和解[5]

特斯拉起诉前工程师涉嫌窃取商业机密 - 特斯拉起诉前工程师Zhongjie "Jay" Li涉嫌窃取其人形机器人Optimus的商业机密，Li在2022年8月至2024年9月期间任职于特斯拉，离职后创立了人形机器人初创公司Proception Inc [1] - 诉讼指控Li将Optimus相关文件下载到两部智能手机上，Li在特斯拉期间负责"先进机器人手部传感器"项目并接触敏感技术数据 [2] - Li在离职后不到一周内创立Proception，该公司在五个月内开发出与Optimus手部"惊人相似"的机器人手部产品 [3] 技术窃取指控细节 - 特斯拉指控被告"通过盗窃走捷径"，称其规避正常研发流程，直接窃取公司最敏感材料用于创业 [3] - 特斯拉要求对Li进行赔偿性惩罚性赔偿，并申请禁令禁止Li及其关联方使用任何商业机密 [3] - 诉讼强调开发先进机器人手部是机器人领域最具挑战性的任务之一 [4] Optimus项目的战略重要性 - 特斯拉虽未披露Optimus年度具体投资额，但透露研发成本达数十亿美元 [6] - 马斯克在1月财报电话会上特别强调Optimus的先进机器人手部技术 [7] - 马斯克预测长期来看Optimus将成为公司价值的决定性因素，称其"最终将占据公司价值的绝大部分" [10] 涉事初创公司情况 - Proception总部位于加州帕洛阿尔托，Li自称为创始人兼CEO，宣称正在攻克"当代最具挑战性和激动人心的人形机器人项目" [4] - 公司LinkedIn页面显示其业务方向与特斯拉Optimus存在直接竞争关系 [4]