Apple Accuses OpenAI of Procedural Violations in Trade Secret Suit
Apple alleges OpenAI violated court rules by adding new arguments and exceeding page limits in opposition filings ahead of the Oct. 14 hearing.
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Apple has accused OpenAI and its former employees of violating court rules in their ongoing trade secret lawsuit, claiming defendants used an opposition filing to effectively submit a rebuttal.
According to IT Home, Apple filed a response on October 6 stating that the defendants' opposition document was nine pages long, exceeding the five-page limit, and included new testimony from Chang Liu regarding data erasure. This allegedly violates Rule 7-3(d)(1), which prohibits further debating the motion itself in such filings.
The core issue is Apple's request for a preliminary injunction to prevent its trade secrets from being integrated into OpenAI's hardware development. Oral arguments on this motion are scheduled for October 14.