OpenAI Asks Judge to Dismiss Apple's Trade Secrets Lawsuit
OpenAI has asked a federal judge to dismiss Apple's lawsuit accusing the AI company of stealing trade secrets, calling the allegations meritless. OpenAI's lawyers argue that Apple's suit twists the actions of its employees and that the company has no interest in Apple's confidential material. The case is part of a larger dispute between the two companies, which had previously partnered to build ChatGPT integration into Siri but soured as OpenAI moved into hardware.
- ▪OpenAI has asked a federal judge to dismiss Apple's lawsuit accusing the company of stealing trade secrets.
- ▪Apple's lawsuit claims that OpenAI ran a scheme to pull confidential product information out of job candidates and new hires.
- ▪More than 400 former Apple employees now work at OpenAI, according to Apple's suit.
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OpenAI Asks Judge to Dismiss Apple's Trade Secrets LawsuitThursday August 6, 2026 3:46 am PDT by Hartley CharltonOpenAI has asked a federal judge to dismiss Apple's lawsuit accusing the AI company of stealing trade secrets, calling the allegations "meritless." Lawyers for OpenAI said Apple's suit twists the actions of its employees. Bloomberg reports that the filing defends Chief Hardware Officer Tang Yew Tan, who spent 24 years at Apple as VP of product design for iPhone and Apple Watch before leaving to co-found io Products with former Apple design chief Jony Ive. io merged with OpenAI in July 2025. OpenAI said Tan followed normal industry recruiting practices when interviewing Apple staff.
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