- OpenAI published a detailed rebuttal to Apple‘s trade secrets lawsuit, releasing emails and text messages.
- Apple misstated key facts before filing suit, including confusing two employees with similar surnames.
- Released iMessage exchanges show Apple employees continued seeking help from a former engineer after he joined OpenAI.
- OpenAI argues Apple‘s request for a preliminary injunction is based on false information and unnecessary.
OpenAI publicly challenged Apple‘s trade secrets lawsuit Monday, publishing a point-by-point rebuttal and supporting communications that accuse the iPhone maker of factual errors. In a blog post, OpenAI said Apple confused two employees with similar names and incorrectly claimed its lawyers had spoken with OpenAI’s general counsel before filing suit.
The email and text dump comes after Apple sued OpenAI in July, accusing former engineer Chang Liu, former design executive Tang Tan, and io Products of misappropriating hardware trade secrets. OpenAI disputed those allegations, stating that any remaining access resulted from Apple‘s own offboarding process rather than deliberate misconduct.
To support its case, OpenAI published iMessage exchanges between Liu and Apple employees sent after he left the company in January. Those messages show employees asking Liu for help locating files and transferring documents—conversations OpenAI says undermine Apple‘s claims of improper access.
Regarding Tan, OpenAI said the former executive was repeatedly instructed not to bring or use confidential information. The company concluded: “Apple’s request for a preliminary injunction is both based on false information and completely unnecessary because we do not have, nor want, any of their trade secrets.”
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