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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001824502-26-000078"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ACHR"
cik: "0001824502"
company_name: "Archer Aviation Inc."
filed_at: "2026-10-02T20:11:34+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-10-12T14:36:25.392849+00:00"
event_type: "litigation"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Archer Aviation: N.D. Cal. narrows Joby trade-secret claims; Archer counterclaims dismissed with prejudice

## Summary
- Court ruled Sept 29, 2026 in Joby Aero, Inc. v. Archer Aviation Inc., et al., Case No. 5:25-cv-10703-SVK (N.D. Cal.), narrowing claims against Archer and one of its employees.
- Certain trade-secret and contract-related claims were dismissed, in some cases with leave to amend, while other claims were allowed to proceed.
- Archer's counterclaims against Joby Aero, Inc. and Joby Aviation, Inc. alleging Lanham Act and California Unfair Competition Law violations were dismissed without leave to amend.
- 8-K disclosed by Archer on Oct 2, 2026, signed by Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary Aaron Goodman; no damages or financial exposure quantified.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001824502-26-000078
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ACHR
- cik: 0001824502
- company_name: Archer Aviation Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-10-02T20:11:34+00:00
- event_type: litigation
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 7.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1824502/000182450226000078/0001824502-26-000078-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1824502/000182450226000078/achr-20260929.htm

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