Concept of Seattle-based Zunum Aero's hybrid-electric aircraft, which never got off the ground
15 August 2024NewsTrade secretsSarah Speight

Boeing freed from paying $72m in trade secrets clash with aero startup

Boeing off the hook for damages awarded to investee Zunum Aero in earlier jury verdict | Washington district judge concludes that the startup had both failed to define and prove its trade secrets.

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