… A year later, in 2024, the iPhone maker sued the startup Rivos for stealing trade secrets and poaching engineers. When it comes to protecting trade secrets, Apple doesn& 039;t only go after its former employees, either. …
… OpenAI filed for dismissal on August 5, simply arguing that it didn't need Apple's trade secrets and that Apple is the one that can't compete. …
… Originally, Pusateri shared that OpenAI has "no interest in other companies' trade secrets." The new statement goes like this: "While we take these allegations seriously, we're not aware of any evidence that this complaint has merit. …
Apple probably won't add Jony Ive to OpenAI trade secret theft suit
… Apple filed a lawsuit in early July, 2026, arguing that OpenAI received trade secrets from its former employees. …
… According Reuters , the filing first denies Apple's claims of trade secret theft by arguing that it is not making anything that would benefit from such theft. "OpenAI has no use, need or desire for Apple's trade secrets," says the filing. …
… Really the argument and complaint is that OpenAI was involved in systemic theft Apple's trade secrets. The "failed to respond" bit is headline-gathering, but not a legal claim in itself. Stealing trade secrets is what the eventual trial, just the latest about this for OpenAI, will concern. …
… The original complaint raised concerns about undisclosed trade secrets in the device, which remain central to the case. …
… He began responding in April 2026 , and his lawyers have now formally filed his rebuttal to Apple's accusations that he and Ramacciotti conspired to steal trade secrets from Apple employee Ethan Lipnik. …
Journalists are protected when they report trade secrets, with caveats, and leaker Jon Prosser hopes that this protection will be enough to have the lawsuit that Apple filed dismissed. …