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Judge grants Apple expedited discovery from OpenAI in trade secrets case

TechCrunch reports Judge Edward Davila ordered OpenAI to give Apple interview materials for ex-Apple hardware and robotics applicants and private LINE messages, within 5 days for materials already collected and 14 for the rest. Depositions of Chang Liu, Alyssa Peng and chief hardware officer Tang Yew Tan were approved. Broader R&D requests were denied, without prejudice.

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Coverage · 38 articles, oldest first

Tuesday, October 13, 2026

  1. TechCrunch

    Judge orders OpenAI to turn over hiring records in Apple trade secrets case

  2. Bloomberg Law

    Apple v. OpenAI: a US judge partly grants Apple's motion for expedited discovery, ordering OpenAI to hand over forensic images of devices and other documents

  3. 9to5Mac

    9to5mac.com/2026/10/13/apple-wins-early-access-to-openai-documents-and-employee-testimony-in-trade-secrets-lawsuit/

  4. Unite.AI

    unite.ai/judge-grants-apple-expedited-discovery-in-openai-trade-secrets-case/

  5. AppleInsider

    appleinsider.com/articles/26/10/13/apple-will-get-some-openai-documents-but-not-everything-it-asked-for-in-court

Wednesday, October 14, 2026

  1. Digit

    digit.in/news/general/apple-gets-court-approval-to-access-openais-hiring-documents-in-trade-secrets-lawsuit-check-details.html

  2. The Economic Times

    economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/apple-vs-openai-what-the-trade-secret-theft-lawsuit-is-about/articleshow/134937124.cms

  3. iThinkDifferent

    ithinkdiff.com/apple-openai-expedited-discovery-ruling/

  4. ExchangeWire.com

    exchangewire.com/blog/2026/10/14/digest-apple-wins-early-access-to-openai-evidence-tencent-raises-5-7bn-in-bond-sale/

  5. Quartz

    qz.com/apple-openai-trade-secret-hearing-injunction-dismissal-101426

  6. Financial Times

    ft.com/content/18b65495-9e2a-45d6-be85-7641442ab61a

  7. Bloomberg Law

    news.bloomberglaw.com/tech-and-telecom-law/apple-openai-head-to-court-in-high-stakes-ai-trade-secret-fight

  8. MacDailyNews

    macdailynews.com/2026/10/14/apple-and-openai-face-off-in-court-over-alleged-trade-secret-theft-in-ai-hardware-push/

  9. Claims Journal

    claimsjournal.com/news/national/2026/10/14/340709.htm

  10. PYMNTS.com

    pymnts.com/legal/2026/apple-trade-secret-case-against-openai-goes-court/

  11. Reuters

    reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/openai-employee-who-left-apple-took-files-about-unreleased-device-openai-alleges-2026-10-14/

  12. US District Court for the Northern District of California

    storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.474095/gov.uscourts.cand.474095.176.0.pdf

  13. 9to5Mac

    9to5mac.com/2026/10/14/openai-alleges-ex-employee-took-highly-confidential-device-files-to-apple/

  14. Unite.AI

    unite.ai/openai-alleges-employee-who-rejoined-apple-took-unreleased-device-files/

  15. AppleInsider

    appleinsider.com/articles/26/10/14/openai-cries-foul-says-apple-stole-secrets-from-it-in-2026

  16. Finimize

    finimize.com/content/openai-claims-trade-secrets-traveled-with-an-ex-employee-to-apple

  17. Quartz

    qz.com/openai-alleges-former-employee-files-apple-device-101426

  18. MacRumors

    macrumors.com/2026/10/14/openai-apple-potential-counterclaim/

  19. The Wall Street Journal

    wsj.com/tech/openai-alleges-ex-employee-took-confidential-files-to-apple-71e9e4e3

  20. Tech Brew

    techbrew.com/stories/apple-homeview-privacy-briefing

  21. Business Insider

    businessinsider.com/openai-apple-trade-secrets-ai-devices-homeview-2026-10

  22. International Business Times

    ibtimes.com/openai-employee-allegedly-took-secret-ai-device-files-apple-presented-it-top-executives-3808580

  23. Washington Examiner

    washingtonexaminer.com/policy/technology/4765764/apple-openai-employee-confidential-files-stealing-trade-secrets-back-and-forth/

  24. The Verge

    theverge.com/tech/1011420/the-judge-might-be-on-apples-side-in-its-trade-secrets-battle-against-openai

  25. MacDailyNews

    macdailynews.com/2026/10/14/openai-alleges-former-employee-took-files-on-unreleased-device-to-apple/

  26. Gizmodo

    gizmodo.com/openai-turns-the-tables-on-apple-in-legal-fight-over-trade-secrets-2000826007

  27. New York Post

    nypost.com/2026/10/14/business/openai-claims-ex-employee-brought-confidential-docs-about-unreleased-device-to-apple/

  28. ZeroHedge News

    zerohedge.com/ai/judge-highly-likely-grant-apple-injunction-openai-fires-back-its-own-theft-allegations

  29. CNN

    cnn.com/2026/10/14/tech/openai-accuses-former-employee-of-leaking-intel-on-ai-device-to-apple

  30. The Asia Business Daily

    asiae.co.kr/en/article/2026101506545531910

  31. Quartz

    qz.com/openai-alleges-ex-employee-files-unreleased-device-apple-101426

  32. 9to5Mac

    9to5mac.com/2026/10/14/openai-agrees-not-to-use-alleged-apple-trade-secrets-amid-ongoing-lawsuit/

  33. dailyjournal.com

    dailyjournal.com/article/395325-openai-accuses-apple-of-similar-trade-secret-theft-as-judge-weighs-injunction
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