Apple sued OpenAI and two ex-employees in a bombshell suit accusing them of misappropriation of the consumer tech giant’s trade secrets.
The complaint was filed Friday in the US District Court for the Northern District of California.
“This case is about Apple’s former employees stealing Apple’s trade secrets for the benefit of OpenAI. Apple brings this suit to put a stop to it,” the lawsuit stated, according to 9 to 5 Mac.
The sued employees were identified as Chang Liu, a former senior system electrical engineer at Apple, and Tang Yew Tan, a former VP of product design. They reportedly went to work for OpenAI in 2024 and this year, respectively — taking unreleased Apple tech with them, the suite alleged.
“At Apple, our teams are constantly developing breakthrough technologies to create the best products and services in the world, and protecting their work and intellectual property is something we take very seriously,” Apple told The Post in a statement.
“Recently, significant evidence has emerged suggesting individuals employed by OpenAI wrongfully took Apple’s secret and confidential information regarding our unreleased technologies, processes, and products. We will always defend our teams’ hard work and innovations, and we are taking all appropriate steps to do so.”
The Post has sought comment from OpenAI.
This is a developing story.
