Nutanix Files Theft of Intellectual Property Lawsuit Against Tessell, Inc.
As alleged in the Federal complaint, Tessell’s founders include former Nutanix employees Bala Kuchibhotla, Kamal Khanuja, and Bakul Banthia.
- As alleged in the Federal complaint, Tessell’s founders include former Nutanix employees Bala Kuchibhotla, Kamal Khanuja, and Bakul Banthia.
- The complaint against Tessell alleges that, during their employment with Nutanix, these former employees covertly designed, built, demonstrated, and secured financing for the future Tessell product, using Nutanix source code, servers and other resources.
- Nutanix also announced that it is commencing separate arbitration proceedings against the Tessell founders per their Nutanix employee agreements.
- Nutanix Database Service is a valued part of the Company’s product portfolio, and unfettered theft of its intellectual property and source code cannot go unaddressed.