2024-02-09 23:05:47
Started in 2022, the legal dispute between the Apple it’s at Streamsa startup accused by Maçã of hiring its engineers to obtain commercial secrets, is about to gain an outcome.
According to a new report from BloombergApple confirmed that it had reached an agreement that could culminate in the end of the process — which has even been informed by the two companies to the judge responsible for the case.
The agreement, which likely encompasses claims from both parties, is expected to be finalized by March 15 and provides for a forensic analysis of Rivos’ systems to resolve the issue of Apple’s confidential information.
“The parties are currently working on this process”, informs the document presented in the Federal Court of San Jose, California (United States).
Neither Apple nor Rivos responded to Apple’s requests for comment. Bloomberg.
Turnaround
The agreement between the two companies could be considered surprising, given that it hasn’t been long since Rivos accused Apple of trying to prevent its employees from moving to startups.
According to the company, Maçã would be afraid of any threat of legitimate competition in the market, so actions like the one in 2022 would be a way to “scare and send a message to its employees”.
At the time, the company also cited Apple’s non-compete agreement, which was designed to “reduce employee mobility and competition.”
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