Wisk Files New Brief in Case Against eVTOL Rival Archer Regarding Alleged Theft of Trade Secrets

Wisk's lawyers presented new evidence in support of their motion for a preliminary injunction that they say is based on documents obtained and deposed testimony during the discovery phase of the trial being heard by a federal court in San Francisco.

Wisk Cora eVTOL — Wisk's lawyers allege that documents disclosed in a pending intellectual property theft case show that the defendant Archer referred to its designs for the Maker eVTOL aircraft as "Cora+Tilt," in reference to its two-seat Cora aircraft, shown here in flight tests. (Photo: Wisk Aero)

By Charles Alcock • Managing Editor

July 15, 2021

Wisk Aero filed a further brief in support of its motion for a preliminary injunction against rival eVTOL aircraft developer Archer over allegations of intellectual property theft. The company’s legal team made additional filings late on July 14 in which they argued that documents obtained through the disclosure process and via depositions prove that Archer and various employees misappropriated trade secrets for its new eVTOL design “on a massive scale.”

Among the claims in the latest brief is that Archer documents referred to the design for what was to become its Maker technology demonstrator as “Cora + Tilt.” This, argued Wisk’s attorneys, confirms that Archer’s fast-tracked design was based directly on technology already flying in its two-seat Cora model.

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