VideoLabs Says Consultants Stole IP Management AI Tool Secrets

December 29, 2025, 8:15 PM UTC

Video technology company VideoLabs Inc. accused a pair of consultants of “outrageous” misappropriation of trade secrets in a lawsuit related to an AI-powered patent analysis tool.

VideoLabs acquired patents that listed Paolo Siccardo and Luc Vantalon as inventors before hiring them to help develop the technology, according to the complaint filed in the US District Court for the Northern District of California. Despite contracts stating VideoLabs owned any work product and barring disclosure, the two consultants claimed they owned the tool, Turing AI, and attempted to extort a large stake in it by threatening to sabotage its relationships, the complaint ...

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