![]() ![]() The plaintiffs further allege that Bilbrough is working in a role for Antech that is substantively identical to his role at IDEXX, that would make it impossible for him to work on Antech’s products without disclosing and using IDEXX’s trade secrets.Īdditionally, the complaint alleges that LaPoint is now working as a product manager for Antech on its soon-to-launch point-of-care hematology solution after working on IDEXX’s point-of-care hematology products and having access to trade secrets related to those products. The plaintiff alleges that just a few days after the defendant’s resigned they began working for a direct competitor, Antech. The plaintiff alleges that the defendants decided to jointly resign from their positions at IDEXX and despite repeated requests from IDEXX colleagues and supervisors, Bilbrough and LaPointe each refused to disclose the identity of their new employer. ![]() The complaint purports that during the defendants’ employment with IDEXX they each held a variety of high level roles that allowed them access to confidential and proprietary information regarding IDEXX’s internal product strategy, product design, chemistry and functionality, marketing strategy and development plans. Further, the plaintiff states that it zealously guards its trade secret information regarding its products and business strategies including marking sensitive documents as “confidential,” limiting access to trade secrets and requiring employees to abide by a Code of Ethics to safeguard confidential information from public disclosure. The complaint states that IDEXX has and continues to make substantial investments of time and resources to develop, market and sell its products and services to the veterinary sector and as a result IDEXX has become a world leader in veterinary diagnostics. The complaint further states that the two defendants are residents of Maine, spouses and former employees of IDEXX, with Bilbrough being employed by IDEXX from October 2006 until his resignation in January 2022 and LaPoint from July 2004 until her resignation in February 2022. filed a lawsuit in the District of Maine against Graham Bilbrough and Melissa LaPointe alleging violations of federal and Maine trade secret law.Īccording to the complaint, IDEXX is a Delaware corporation with a principal place of business in Maine that develops, manufactures, and distributes products and services for the companion animal veterinary, livestock and poultry, water testing and dairy sectors. Khatilov said he had not shared the files with anyone or sent them anywhere.On Monday, IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. ![]() "I don't know why they claim it's sensitive information, I didn't have access to any sensitive information," he added. "Nobody told me using Dropbox is prohibited," Khatilov was quoted as saying by Bloomberg. Khatilov said when he joined Tesla on December 28, he received a document that had information for new employees, which he transferred to his Dropbox account so that he could access it on his personal computer. "Access to these scripts would enable engineers at other companies to reverse engineer Tesla’s processes to create a similar system in a fraction of the time and with a fraction of the expense," the company said. "The scripts are extremely valuable to Tesla, and they would be to a competitor," the company was quoted as saying by the news service. However, Khatilov claims he showed the company the information in his Dropbox account and deleted it at their request. Tesla alleges that Khatilov lied about the theft and attempted to delete evidence, Bloomberg reported. US District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers on January 22 issued a restraining order, asking Khatilov to immediately preserve and return all the files and appear before her remotely on February 4. Khatilov was fired after the incident and his two-week stint at the automaker ended January 6. Khatilov transferred the confidential files to his personal Dropbox cloud storage account, the report said. Tesla has initiated a lawsuit against a software engineer, claiming he stole trade secrets just days after joining the electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer.Īlex Khatilov stole over 6,000 scripts, or files of code, that automate a number of business functions, Bloomberg reported, citing a complaint filed by Tesla. ![]()
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