Apple filed a federal lawsuit against OpenAI on July 10, 2026, alleging trade secret theft by former employees tied to OpenAI's hardware push.

OpenAI denies merit in Apple's federal trade secret lawsuit, which names hardware chief Tang Tan and alleges prototypes were solicited from Apple employees.

Apple filed a federal lawsuit against OpenAI on July 10, 2026, alleging trade secret theft by former employees tied to OpenAI's hardware push.

Apple filed a 41-page trade secrets lawsuit against OpenAI, alleging systematic theft of iPhone manufacturing secrets to build competing AI hardware