--- title: "OpenAI wants Apple’s trade-secrets case thrown out" url: https://daily.dev/posts/openai-wants-apple-s-trade-secrets-case-thrown-out-dp73lfadd source_url: https://thenextweb.com/news/openai-motion-dismiss-apple-trade-secrets-case type: article source: "The Next Web" published: 2026-08-06T08:52:19.082Z updated: 2026-08-06T15:13:49.614Z tags: ["ai", "apple", "openai", "gpu"] reading_time: 3 upvotes: 0 comments: 0 language: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # OpenAI wants Apple’s trade-secrets case thrown out **[The Next Web](https://daily.dev/sources/tnw)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary OpenAI has filed a 31-page motion to dismiss Apple's trade-secrets lawsuit, arguing that Apple's own lax data policies — including encouraging staff to use personal iCloud accounts for work — made information commingling inevitable. OpenAI contends Apple is using litigation to deflect from its own AI struggles rather than address genuine theft. The company also published a public blog post titled 'Apple is getting this wrong,' and is pointing to a recent dismissal of a similar xAI trade-secrets claim as favorable precedent. Apple, meanwhile, is seeking a preliminary injunction to halt any use of disputed information. The dispute stems from over 400 former Apple employees joining OpenAI, and is already casting a legal shadow over OpenAI's hardware ambitions and IPO plans. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: --- Tags: [#ai](https://daily.dev/tags/ai), [#apple](https://daily.dev/tags/apple), [#openai](https://daily.dev/tags/openai), [#gpu](https://daily.dev/tags/gpu) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/openai-wants-apple-s-trade-secrets-case-thrown-out-dp73lfadd)