Boeing is asking the Ninth Circuit to hit the brakes on a $72 million jury award in a high-stakes trade secrets fight with a defunct electric jet startup. Jurisdiction Fight and Standards of ReviewBoeing contends the Ninth Circuit should not have had the case in the first place. Because Boeing filed counterclaims involving patent inventorship, the company insists the Federal Circuit — which handles patent appeals — should have exclusive jurisdiction. Signup for the USA Herald exclusive Newsletter First Name Email Address: Leave this field empty if you're human:Even if the Ninth Circuit keeps the case, Boeing says a rehearing is essential. The company accuses the panel of relaxing the rules around identifying trade secrets, allowing Zunum to proceed without “precisely defining the boundaries” of its alleged proprietary data.