{"id":24144,"date":"2026-07-11T11:19:31","date_gmt":"2026-07-11T08:19:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/?p=24144"},"modified":"2026-07-11T11:19:31","modified_gmt":"2026-07-11T08:19:31","slug":"apple-sues-openai-over-trade-secrets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/science-tech\/apple-sues-openai-over-trade-secrets\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple is taking OpenAI to court over the alleged theft of technology for new AI gadgets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"news-lead\">Apple is accusing OpenAI of unlawfully using its trade secrets through two former employees, which could derail OpenAI\u2019s plans to enter the consumer AI devices market.<\/p>\n<div class=\"news-summary-box\">\n<p><strong>Briefly about the main points<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Apple has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI and two former employees.<\/li>\n<li>The claim relates to the unlawful use of Apple\u2019s trade secrets.<\/li>\n<li>OpenAI denies the allegations and states that it has no interest in other people\u2019s secrets.<\/li>\n<li>The court case could affect OpenAI\u2019s plans to enter the consumer devices market.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Apple has accused OpenAI of misappropriating trade secrets<\/h2>\n<p>Apple has filed a lawsuit in the US District Court for the Northern District of California against OpenAI and two of its former employees. The manufacturer <a href=\"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/science-tech\/vitik-danih-pro-iphone-18-pro\/\">iPhone<\/a> alleges that the defendants unlawfully used the company\u2019s confidential information to develop OpenAI\u2019s new venture into the creation of consumer devices featuring artificial intelligence.<\/p>\n<h2>At the heart of the case are former Apple engineers<\/h2>\n<p>The defendants in the case were a former senior engineer <strong>Chang Liu<\/strong> and former Vice-President of Product Design <strong>Tan Yu Tan<\/strong>, who had been working on the iPhone and Apple Watch for over two decades. Apple claims that: Chang Liu failed to return his company laptop following his dismissal; he allegedly gained unauthorised access to the company\u2019s internal network and downloaded confidential files; Before his dismissal, Tan Yu Tan had been sending himself information about suppliers and internal analytical materials.<\/p>\n<h2>OpenAI denies the allegations<\/h2>\n<p>\u0423 <a href=\"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/science-tech\/openai-gpt-5-6-obmezhennyi-zapusk\/\">OpenAI<\/a> They stated that the company had no interest in using other companies\u00ab trade secrets. \u00bbWe have no interest whatsoever in other companies\u2019 trade secrets. We are focused on creating innovative technologies that help people,\u201d the company said. At the same time, Apple claims that as far back as February it had approached OpenAI to discuss its concerns regarding the possible use of confidential information, but received no response.<\/p>\n<h2>The conflict is intensifying the battle for the AI devices market<\/h2>\n<p>Analysts believe that the court case reflects the intensifying competition between the two technology companies. Despite their existing partnership, under which <a href=\"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/science-tech\/zaleznist-chatbotiv-krytychne-myslennya\/\">ChatGPT<\/a> Integrated into Apple Intelligence and Siri, OpenAI is actively working on its own consumer AI devices. Last year, the company acquired the start-up io Products, founded by a former Apple chief designer <strong>Jonny Ive<\/strong>, for 6.5 billion dollars. This move is seen as an attempt by OpenAI to move beyond software and create its own hardware products.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Apple \u0437\u0432\u0438\u043d\u0443\u0432\u0430\u0447\u0443\u0454 OpenAI \u0432 \u043d\u0435\u0437\u0430\u043a\u043e\u043d\u043d\u043e\u043c\u0443 \u0432\u0438\u043a\u043e\u0440\u0438\u0441\u0442\u0430\u043d\u043d\u0456 \u0441\u0432\u043e\u0457\u0445 \u043a\u043e\u043c\u0435\u0440\u0446\u0456\u0439\u043d\u0438\u0445 \u0442\u0430\u0454\u043c\u043d\u0438\u0446\u044c \u0447\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0437 \u0434\u0432\u043e\u0445 \u043a\u043e\u043b\u0438\u0448\u043d\u0456\u0445 \u0441\u043f\u0456\u0432\u0440\u043e\u0431\u0456\u0442\u043d\u0438\u043a\u0456\u0432, \u0449\u043e \u043c\u043e\u0436\u0435 \u0437\u0456\u0440\u0432\u0430\u0442\u0438 \u043f\u043b\u0430\u043d\u0438 OpenAI \u043d\u0430 \u0432\u0438\u0445\u0456\u0434 \u043d\u0430 \u0440\u0438\u043d\u043e\u043a \u0441\u043f\u043e\u0436\u0438\u0432\u0447\u0438\u0445 AI-\u043f\u0440\u0438\u0441\u0442\u0440\u043e\u0457\u0432. \u041a\u043e\u0440\u043e\u0442\u043a\u043e \u043f\u0440\u043e \u0433\u043e\u043b\u043e\u0432\u043d\u0435 Apple \u043f\u043e\u0434\u0430\u043b\u0430 \u043f\u043e\u0437\u043e\u0432 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0442\u0438 OpenAI \u0442\u0430 \u0434\u0432\u043e\u0445 \u043a\u043e\u043b\u0438\u0448\u043d\u0456\u0445 \u0441\u043f\u0456\u0432\u0440\u043e\u0431\u0456\u0442\u043d\u0438\u043a\u0456\u0432. \u041f\u043e\u0437\u043e\u0432 \u0441\u0442\u043e\u0441\u0443\u0454\u0442\u044c\u0441\u044f \u043d\u0435\u0437\u0430\u043a\u043e\u043d\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e \u0432\u0438\u043a\u043e\u0440\u0438\u0441\u0442\u0430\u043d\u043d\u044f \u043a\u043e\u043c\u0435\u0440\u0446\u0456\u0439\u043d\u0438\u0445 \u0442\u0430\u0454\u043c\u043d\u0438\u0446\u044c Apple. 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