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Apple opposes OpenAI's motion to dismiss trade secret lawsuit, alleges former employee exploited authentication bug to download confidential files
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Apple filed its response to OpenAI's motion to dismiss a trade secret theft lawsuit against two former employees, OpenAI, and io Products, arguing its complaint sufficiently identifies specific misappropriated secrets and that OpenAI's counterarguments ignore the core allegations.
Only one feed carries this story, so corroboration is limited. The case could clarify what level of detail suffices to identify trade secrets in a complaint involving AI hardware development. The outcome may influence how companies structure offboarding procedures and access controls for departing employees in competitive fields.
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Apple alleges former employee Chang Liu exploited an authentication bug to access Apple's network storage and download confidential files while developing hardware for OpenAI.
OpenAI's motion to dismiss argues Apple failed to demonstrate protectable trade secrets, plausible misappropriation, or injury, and partly blames Apple's own information management practices.
Apple contends OpenAI is misusing the motion-to-dismiss mechanism by relying on extrinsic evidence and attorney argument rather than accepting the complaint's factual allegations as true.
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