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Apple Inc v Liu

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Case Information
Case name Apple Inc. v. Liu et al.[1]
Court N.D. Cal.[1]
Docket 5:26-cv-07078-EJD[1]
Filed July 10, 2026[1]
Judge(s) Edward J. Davila[1]
Plaintiffs Apple Inc.[1]
Defendants Chang Liu; Tang Yew Tan; OpenAI Foundation; OpenAI Group PBC; io Products, LLC[1]
Case type Civil patent & trade secret proceeding[1]
Claims / issues Trade-secret misappropriation and breach of confidentiality agreements[1]
Status October 13, 2026: limited expedited discovery granted in part, denied in part and deferred in part. A subsequent injunction ruling has not been verified.[1]

Apple Inc. v. Liu et al. is Apple’s trade-secret and contract action alleging misuse of confidential hardware information by former employees and the OpenAI entities developing consumer hardware.[1]

Claims and procedural history

Apple alleges that Liu and Tan accessed or used proprietary information to assist OpenAI’s hardware work and recruitment. The defendants disputed Apple’s factual account and the scope and need for early discovery.[1]

Judge Davila’s October 13 order permits specified forensic images, interview materials, communications and depositions, while rejecting or deferring broader requests. The order addresses discovery in aid of the pending preliminary-injunction motion.[1]

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