On September 1, 2026, it was reported that OpenAI filed a document with the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California in San Jose on August 31 local time, denying Apple's accusations of stealing trade secrets. OpenAI stated that Apple failed to prove that any confidential information was taken by former employees and said that Apple caused this dispute itself but is now trying to shift the blame to others. Previously, Apple sued OpenAI and two former employees in July, accusing them of misappropriating trade secrets related to hardware design, manufacturing, and supply chain operations.
