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Re:Tesla sues former employees for allegedly stealing data, ... by gamblor956 on Thursday March 21, 2019 @03:17PM (#19456231)
Actually, now that I've been able to read the lawsuit, #2 and #3 are irrelevant.

Zoox isn't even to the point of making a product yet--its still in the prototyping stage, and Tesla accused it of stealing logistics IP related to supply chain management and storage. So Tesla can't show them of #1 (using the IP) because Zoox simply isn't in the position of being able to use the IP.

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Re:Tesla sues former employees for allegedly stealing data, ... by natch on Thursday March 21, 2019 @03:46PM (#19456482)
Even in the planning and fund raising stages (for example) this kind of thing can be extremely valuable though. Just narrowing options and identifying strategies in advance without paying for research is huge. Your strict idea of what of “using” the IP means is pretty strained.
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