• Vertical Aerospace filed a patent infringement counterclaim against Archer Aviation in U.S. federal court in Texas on Oct. 6, 2026.
• The filing alleges Archer’s Midnight eVTOL aircraft infringes one or more claims of Vertical’s U.S. Patent No. 12,747,027.
• Vertical seeks an injunction to halt alleged infringement, alongside monetary damages.
• The counterclaim was lodged in a lawsuit Archer filed on Feb. 23, 2026 against Vertical and a wholly owned unit.

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