Tesla Inc, the world's leading electric car maker, has a relationship with Rivian The conflict between the car companies has taken another turn. To protect trade secrets, Tesla has upped the ante Rivian struggle.

Rivian Known for making electric pickup trucks around the world. Tesla has accused the electric car maker of poaching its staff and stealing its highly confidential proprietary battery technology. Tesla said in a court filing last month: "we 14 A month ago, yes Rivian The lawsuit filed did not stop the startup from poaching our employees and plundering our intellectual property. This summer, Our internal traitor was caught red-handed, They stole the core technology for our next generation of batteries, This is the most important element for any electric vehicle. " Tesla further added: "Rivian It has not produced a single commercial vehicle in more than a decade, It is clearly under pressure from investors, So it stepped up its illegal activities. "

The issue is before the California courts, It will be decided by Judge St．Jose (San Jose) trial. The judge allowed Tesla to add 2 item: Adding new charges to pending cases will also 3 A former employee was named as a defendant.

Rivian Express opposition, Argued that Tesla's claims were not supported by the facts, He added that widening the scope of the lawsuit would certainly delay the case. Early in 3 month, Rivian To dismiss all claims made by Tesla, But it didn't work.

Rivian Said in a filing: "Tesla self 2020 years 7 The lawsuit has dragged on since it was first filed in January, Did not fully explain what trade secrets it claimed were stolen, Nor is it clear how the data in question differs from information already publicly available. It provided too few details, So much so that Rivian Not sure what intellectual property Tesla is claiming, Not to mention whether or not its claims are or could be classified. "

(Compiled from www. latestlaws. com)

Reprinted from China Intellectual Property Network   translation: Rason group　proofread: Liu Peng

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