04 Aug 2026, 20:44
Apple seeks preliminary injunction against OpenAI over trade secrets
- Apple is seeking a preliminary injunction, which would prohibit it from further disclosing any trade secrets and require it to take steps to protect them, against OpenAI’s current and former employees.
- Apple filed a lawsuit alleging that Chang Liu, Tang Yew Tan, Yu-Ting Peng and other employees of OpenAI’s io Products division copied and used its trade secrets.
- OpenAI has said it will not comply with Apple’s request to keep Apple’s trade secrets secret, and that it is sending the matter to iMessage chats and email exchanges.
Apple previously won a preliminary injunction in the United States against OpenAI over trade secrets, arguing that disclosure, publication, and other dissemination of confidential information could cause irreparable harm. It also asked the court to decide whether it should be allowed to prevent access to such materials, as well as whether it should be allowed to prevent disclosure of such trade secrets.
According to the court documents, Apple argues that its trade secrets were used in the development of OpenAI’s io Products. The materials also suggest that the company’s trade secrets were used in the development of OpenAI’s io Products, including proprietary and trade secret information.
Apple seeks to depose current and former employees of OpenAI, including: Chang Liu and Tang Yew Tan, as well as OpenAI employee Yu-Ting Peng, who previously worked at Apple. The documents say that Liu is a senior system electrical engineer at Apple, while Tan is a vice president of product design for iPhone and Apple Watch.
The materials also claim that Apple accused OpenAI’s representatives of using its trade secrets in the development of io Products, which, according to Apple, were shown in a series of screenshots. Apple said the materials show that it is not possible to prevent access to the trade secrets.
OpenAI has published a blog post describing Apple’s claims. In a statement cited by Forbes, OpenAI said it does not want to use Apple’s trade secrets, and also argues that the arguments about the alleged disclosure of trade secrets to the extent of confidentiality are based on iMessage chats and email exchanges.
In the blog post, which Forbes cites, OpenAI says that the company’s argument is that Apple’s position is that the company’s trade secrets were used by OpenAI, and that OpenAI’s response is that it denies the allegations. It also says that OpenAI’s denial is based on the fact that it has not used Apple’s trade secrets, and that it has not provided information to the extent of confidentiality. OpenAI also says that it is not possible that it could have used Apple’s trade secrets.
According to the blog post, OpenAI says that it does not want to use Apple’s trade secrets, and that it has not used them. It also says that Apple’s request to prevent the disclosure of trade secrets is based on the fact that it is not possible to prevent the use of such trade secrets.
According to the blog post, OpenAI says that it does not want to use Apple’s trade secrets, and that it has not used them. It also says that Apple’s request to prevent the disclosure of trade secrets is based on the fact that it is not possible to prevent the use of such trade secrets.
According to the court documents, Apple says that it is seeking to stop the use of AI models that could not be used in the development of traditional apps or operating systems. Apple also argues that it is not possible that OpenAI could have used trade secrets to develop its AI models without violating confidentiality. It also says that it is not possible for OpenAI to use Apple’s trade secrets.
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