OpenAI asks US judge to dismiss Apple's trade secrets case

'OpenAI has ​no use, need, or desire for ⁠Apple's trade secrets,' lawyers for OpenAI wrote in the motion Reuters August 06, 2026 Less than a minute read OpenAI logo is seen in this illustration taken on June 11, 2026—REUTERS OpenAI asked a US judge on Wednesday to dismiss Apple's lawsuit ​accusing it and two former ‌Apple employees of misappropriating the iPhone maker's trade secrets to benefit the ChatGPT maker's ​foray into consumer hardware. "OpenAI has ​no use, need, or desire for ⁠Apple's trade secrets. OpenAI is building ​something entirely new and different from ​anything at Apple," lawyers for OpenAI wrote in the motion to dismiss filed on Wednesday. "OpenAI ​does have an interest in ​hiring the best engineers, inventors, developers and creators — ‌many ⁠of whom have decided to leave Apple and to come to OpenAI, attracted by the innovative and exciting ​work the ​company is ⁠doing," they added. Read: OpenAI says has more than 1 billion active users Apple sued OpenAI in July, accusing it of ​orchestrating a broad effort to ​systematically ⁠acquire and exploit Apple's confidential information through former employees, recruiting practices and ⁠supplier ​relationships to accelerate its ​push into the consumer hardware business. LATEST MOST READ OPINION