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United States v. Levandowski trade secrets case

US District Court, Northern District of California · 3:19-cr-00377 · filed Aug 15, 2019 · Closed

Federal prosecutors charged the former Google engineer with stealing self-driving car trade secrets before joining Uber.

The case

Defendants
Anthony Levandowski
Court
US District Court, Northern District of California
Docket
3:19-cr-00377
Filed
Aug 15, 2019
Status
Closed
Outcome
Levandowski pleaded guilty to one count and was sentenced to 18 months; he was pardoned in January 2021.

History

1 dated entry
DateEntry
Aug 15, 2019Filing: Complaint filed: United States v. Levandowski
WhenCase
Sep 24, 2025Filed 12mo agofiledxAI v. OpenAI (trade secrets)ActiveTrade secretsN.D. Cal.
Mar 5, 2024Filed 2.6y agofiledUnited States v. Linwei DingActiveTrade secretsN.D. Cal.
Apr 29, 2022Filed 4.4y agofiledApple v. RivosSettledTrade secretsN.D. Cal.
Jul 17, 2020Filed 6.2y agofiledTesla v. RivianDismissedTrade secretsCalifornia Superior Court, Santa Clara County
Jul 23, 2019Filed 7.2y agofiledProofpoint v. Vade SecureDecidedTrade secretsN.D. Cal.$13.5 million
Jun 19, 2018Filed 8.3y agofiledTeradata v. SAPActiveTrade secretsN.D. Cal.
Mar 14, 2017Filed 9.5y agofiledMotorola Solutions v. HyteraOn appealTrade secretsN.D. Ill.$764.6 million
Feb 23, 2017Filed 9.6y agofiledWaymo v. UberSettledTrade secretsN.D. Cal.
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United States v. Levandowski

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