Honda of South Carolina files lawsuit alleging trade secret violations

[Smitty335]

This is pretty serious for those that are involved and shouldn’t be brushed off as insignificant....and those involved will be found. Honda will not back off for three reasons.

1. Sets an example for current employees and contractors.

2. Leaks like this are killing companies not only in lost sales but the enormous amounts of R+D bucks that are not recovered.

3. It is theft of company intellectual property pure and simple.

In my current occupation as a engineer, I’m held to very high standards for keeping the company secrets internal. If I were to bring in a contractor and they posted sensitive company secrets you can bet I’d be in a lot of hot water as well as the contractor.

In a digital world where everyone carries a recording and photo device that can upload to the web in a millisecond, every second counts for companies that are trying to be first to market with their products.

Typically when I bring a contractor into my locations I require them to leave their electronics in a basket at the plant entrance. If photos are needed I will provide them with internally approved photos if needed.

Most companies now require that only upper level managers can have cell phones out on their production floors, and anyone that is not part of that select group could be termed immediately if caught with one.

We work in a Prat Whitney plant and security is very tight.

 

[Alan aka Davinci]

Too bad Honda lawyers don't have anything else to do but try to justify their jobs.

 

[Vikes79]

Too bad Honda lawyers don't have anything else to do but try to justify their jobs.

To be brutally honest, this is why companies have teams of lawyers.

All companies are being atacked on all fronts, including the legal realm.

My job as an engineer is no different. If I’m not returning the company money in terms of operations efficiency and labor reductions (IE justifying my position), I’m out the door and the company is out of business as their competitors are certainly not holding back.

 

[Smitty335]

Too bad Honda lawyers don't have anything else to do but try to justify their jobs.

I'm thinking, with Honda engineers taking so long to develop a Sport S x S it was really hard for them and they got there feelings hurt with the leaks. HA!

 

[Kilo427]

To be brutally honest, this is why companies have teams of lawyers.

All companies are being atacked on all fronts, including the legal realm.

My job as an engineer is no different. If I’m not returning the company money in terms of operations efficiency and labor reductions (IE justifying my position), I’m out the door and the company is out of business as their competitors are certainly not holding back.

Their competitors may not be holding back but Honda has for years. I’m not sure any aspect of the talon that the competition didn’t already know about or care to steal.

 

[JTW]

Their competitors may not be holding back but Honda has for years. I’m not sure any aspect of the talon that the competition didn’t already know about or care to steal.

So true... I mean the geared transmission is the ONLY thing Honda has the others don’t. And in reality time will tell if that was/is a good move or not.

 

[Deleted member 3748]

So true... I mean the geared transmission is the ONLY thing Honda has the others don’t. And in reality time will tell if that was/is a good move or not.

Except Yamaha.

 

[Smitty335]

Their competitors may not be holding back but Honda has for years. I’m not sure any aspect of the talon that the competition didn’t already know about or care to steal.

Like the RZR Turbo S 168 HP, That's crazy for the woods. I would love for Honda to come out with a P1 with great suspension!

 

[JTW]

Except Yamaha.

???? Yamaha has a geared transmission?

 

[Deleted member 3748]

???? Yamaha has a geared transmission?

The YXZ does.

 

[Plumber32]

???? Yamaha has a geared transmission?

Yxz ding dong

 

[JTW]

The YXZ does.

Yxz ding dong

Ahhhh, yeah.... so they don’t even have that.

 

[Smitty335]

Their competitors may not be holding back but Honda has for years. I’m not sure any aspect of the talon that the competition didn’t already know about or care to steal.

What I don't understand, Honda's first year Sport is probably going to be a little behind the other mgr's and without the leaks, we wouldn't have known there really was going to be a Talon. I wonder how many people knowing the Talon was coming waited to buy the Talon instead of another sport brand?

 

[Smitty335]

Yxz ding dong

Now why would a S x S need a door bell? HA!

 

[JTW]

Now why would a S x S need a door bell? HA!

Lmao... that was pretty good smitty!

 

[CumminsPusher]

Ahhhh, yeah.... so they don’t even have that.

It’s funny how you prove a point sometimes. Unless of course I’m on the receiving end of it lol

 

[Tigermark]

It’s funny how you prove a point sometimes. Unless of course I’m on the receiving end of it lol

Don’t kid us, you like to be pointed

 

[HondaProKevin]

Maybe Honda Pro Kevins?

I would think if anything it Helped Honda... gave people who were looking to upgrage their machine the insight that something new was coming... so if they were honda fans they could wait to see instead of buying something else

 

[Smitty335]

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YEP! Honda, DUGH!

 

[Delton]

I think the leak helped Honda instead of hurting them. This is bout as stupid as Harley suing S&S while back.