Boeing Asks Court to Block Virgin Galactic From Using Its Data
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Boeing Co. is seeking a court order to block further use of its trade secrets by Virgin Galactic after the companies stopped working together on a space tourism project.
The proprietary data was shared with Virgin Galactic when it engaged Boeing’s Aurora Flight Sciences unit to help develop a so-called Mothership jet carrier. But after the companies ended their collaboration last year, Virgin Galactic refused to honor its contractual promise to destroy two sets of trade secrets, according to a complaint the US planemaker filed in federal court in eastern Virginia.