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Faraday Future Files Lawsuit Against Ding Lei and Affiliated Companies of Human Horizons for Infringement of Trade Secrets and Unfair Competition

LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Faraday Future Intelligent Electric Inc. (NASDAQ: FFIE), a California-based global shared intelligent electric mobility ecosystem company, announced today that it and its Chinese subsidiary (collectively, the โ€œCompany,โ€ โ€œFaraday Futureโ€ or โ€œFFโ€) filed a lawsuit against Ding Lei, a former executive of the Company and founder of Human Horizons Holdings (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. (together with other affiliated companies, โ€œHuman Horizonsโ€) in the Intermediate People’s Court of Shenzhen, China, for infringement of trade secrets and unfair competition. The Company requests monetary damages and further requests that the court order Human Horizons to immediately cease infringing on the Companyโ€™s trade secrets relating to the FF 91, including but not limited to cease (i) using the trade secrets involved in the case, (ii) using the trade secrets involved in the case to design, develop, produce and sell alleged infringing products, and (iii) selling the alleged infringing products or use the trade secrets involved in the case to provide after-sales service for the infringing products, and to immediately cease alleged unfair competition acts.


ABOUT FARADAY FUTURE

Faraday Future is the pioneer of the Ultimate AI TechLuxury ultra spire market in the intelligent EV era, and the disruptor of the traditional ultra-luxury car civilization epitomized by Ferrari and Maybach. FF is not just an EV company, but also a software-driven intelligent internet company. Ultimately FF aims to become a User Company by offering a shared intelligent mobility ecosystem. FF remains dedicated to advancing electric vehicle technology to meet the evolving needs and preferences of users worldwide, driven by a pursuit of intelligent and AI-driven mobility.

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