[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]In a widely reported recent case, a Seattle jury found Boeing liable to startup Zunum Aero for $72 million over theft of trade secrets relating to small passenger jets having hybrid electric energy sources.
波音和 Zunum 最初是合作伙伴、合作者，甚至是投资者（波音的风险投资部门对 Zunum 进行了投资，并在董事会中占有观察员席位），但由于波音违反协议并不当使用商业机密信息，双方关系恶化。
IAM 的 Maia Berman 撰写了一篇很好的文章，总结了该案件和可能的下一步措施。她的文章见 https://www.iam-media.com/trade-secrets/article/partners-rivals-collaboration-contamination-perils-in-zunum-v-boeing
Tangibly’s co-founder and CIPO Chris Buntel was one of three lawyers providing analysis and perspectives for the article and Boeing’s chances on appeal (it will be an uphill climb). Chris said that “When small companies seek relationships with major players in the field, a helpful partner or investor can overnight become a rival who had access to lots of trade secrets”.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][us_image image=”932″ link=”%7B%22url%22%3A%22%22%7D”][/vc_column][/vc_row]
