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Court dismisses certain trade-secret claims against Archer Aviation with leave to amend, while dismissing its counterclaims without leave
ACHR-WTArcher Aviation Inc.
On September 29, 2026, the United States District Court for the Northern District of California ruled on motions to dismiss in Joby Aero, Inc. v. Archer Aviation Inc., Case No. 5:25-cv-10703-SVK. The Court narrowed claims against Archer and its employee by dismissing certain trade-secret and contract-related claims with leave to amend, while allowing other claims to proceed. Additionally, the Court dismissed without leave to amend Archer’s counterclaims regarding Lanham Act and California Unfair Competition Law violations. This litigation involves intellectual property disputes between two major players in the urban air mobility industry.