“In the autonomous vehicle industry, innovation moves quickly and competition is global. The stakes are high because even one leak of confidential designs, algorithms, or processes can undo years of development and millions in investment.
Tangibly gives us the structure and visibility to manage trade secrets with the same rigor as our patents. Their platform enables us to identify, categorize, and monitor high value innovations, ensuring clear governance and defensible protection. It gives our teams confidence that we are taking the right measures to prevent misappropriation and have the documentation to prove it if needed. In a market as competitive as ours, that peace of mind is invaluable.â€
Alex Tame
Head of Licensing & IP Management, Oxa
About Oxa
Oxa is a global autonomous vehicle company building the software that enables vehicles to operate safely and autonomously at scale. In an industry defined by rapid innovation, complex technology, and intense competition, protecting intellectual property is essential to maintaining advantage. For Oxa, that means managing patents and trade secrets with equal discipline as the company grows, collaborates, and brings advanced technologies to market.
Challenge
In the autonomous vehicle industry, competitive advantage depends on protecting designs, algorithms, and proprietary data that reflect years of research and development. While Oxa had established patent processes, trade secrets had received less formal attention. Valuable know how and confidential materials were spread across teams, and internal conversations often focused on confidentiality in broad terms rather than through a dedicated governance framework.
As Oxa expanded its partnerships and collaborations, that gap created risk. The company needed a more structured way to identify its most sensitive innovations, document them clearly, and show that the right protective measures were in place.
Solution
Tangibly provided Oxa with an AI powered platform and expert support to uncover, organize, and protect valuable hidden intellectual assets. Using AI, Tangibly analyzed Oxa’s patent portfolio and research materials to surface trade secrets embedded across filings and technical documentation. Tangibly’s Chief IP Officer then worked with Oxa’s team to review and validate those findings, helping define which innovations should be treated as protected trade secrets.
Once identified, those assets were documented and managed in Tangibly’s platform, giving Oxa a centralized system for categorization, governance, and monitoring. The platform also helped Oxa track related contracts and maintain visibility into who interacted with each record, creating a clear and defensible audit trail.
Results
With Tangibly, Oxa identified and documented critical trade secrets across its patent portfolio and R&D materials. The platform gave Oxa a centralized system to catalog sensitive assets, track access, and support reasonable measures with clear documentation. This improved internal alignment and gave leadership greater visibility into how key innovations are protected.