Macrumors iconMacrumorsAug 20, 2026 ~1 min source read

Apple Fires Back at OpenAI's Bid to Toss Trade Secrets Suit

Apple's suit claims more than 400 former Apple employees now work at OpenAI. Earlier this month, OpenAI's motion argued that Apple in its filing never properly identified what information actually counts as a protectable trade secret.

Apple Fires Back at OpenAI's Bid to Toss Trade Secrets Suit
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Apple's suit claims more than 400 former Apple employees now work at OpenAI.

Earlier this month, OpenAI's motion argued that Apple in its filing never properly identified what information actually counts as a protectable trade secret.

As for Tan, Apple repeats its allegation that he used internal project codenames to question interview candidates about unreleased Apple products.

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Apple's suit claims more than 400 former Apple employees now work at OpenAI. Earlier this month, OpenAI's motion argued that Apple in its filing never properly identified what information actually counts as a protectable trade secret. As for Tan, Apple repeats its allegation that he used internal project codenames to question interview candidates about unreleased Apple products.

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  • Apple says Liu exploited a "rare authentication bug" to access Apple's network storage weeks after joining OpenAI, and downloaded dozens of confidential engineering files, including a presentation on how to...
  • The company also claims that Tan asked one Apple employee to bring components she h...

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