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[^1]\n\nOpenAI denied on 2026-08-31 Apple's allegations that it stole trade secrets, saying Apple did not show that former employees had taken confidential information. [^2]\n\nApple sued OpenAI and former Apple employees Tang Tan and Chang Liu in July, accusing them of misappropriating trade secrets related to hardware design, manufacturing, and supply-chain operations. [^3]\n\nOpenAI denied Apple's allegations of trade secret theft in a filing late Monday in U.S. District Court in San Jose, California. [^4]\n\nApple filed a lawsuit alleging that former employees Chang Liu and Tang Tan stole confidential hardware design files after leaving the company to assist OpenAI. [^5]\n\nApple filed a lawsuit against OpenAI in July, accusing the company of stealing trade secrets. [^6]\n\nApple filed a motion for expedited discovery on August 31, 2026, alleging that OpenAI employee Chang Liu downloaded a confidential Apple circuit schematic and later sent instructions to a colleague to destroy evidence. [^7]\n\nOpenAI said Apple's lawsuit intends to slow a potential competitor and discourage Apple employees from leaving, noting that OpenAI has hired about 400 former Apple employees to boost its hardware initiative. [^8]\n\nOpenAI stated that the dispute is a mess of Apple's own making and that the iPhone maker is trying to blame everyone else. [^9]\n\nApple submitted a court filing claiming forensic analysis of a MacBook owned by Chang Liu revealed four pieces of evidence of unlawful access to the company's intellectual property. [^10]\n\nOpenAI filed a legal response stating the situation is 'a mess of Apple's own making' due to the company's failure to protect its data. [^11]\n\nOpenAI accused Apple of filing a meritless lawsuit to hinder its ability to recruit talent and develop competing technology. 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