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Intellectual Property

Oct. 15, 2026

OpenAI accuses Apple of similar trade secret theft as judge weighs injunction

A federal judge indicated he is likely to grant Apple an injunction in its trade secrets lawsuit against OpenAI, but questioned the breadth of its demands as OpenAI accused Apple of similar misconduct.

OpenAI accused Apple Inc. of engaging in the same trade secret theft alleged in its lawsuit against the ChatGPT developer, raising a potential new defense Wednesday as a federal judge indicated he was likely to grant Apple a preliminary injunction.

During a 31/2-hour hearing, U.S. District Judge Edward J. Davila said Apple's proposed injunction was too broad and urged the companies to negotiate a narrower agreement. He also heard arguments on OpenAI's motion to dismiss the...

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