Judge Edward Davila today granted some of Apple’s requests for expedited discovery in its trade secrets lawsuit against former employees, OpenAI, and io Products, reports 9to5Mac.
Basically, Apple says Chang Liu and Tang Tan, former employees, improperly accessed or used confidential information about its products and technologies to help advance OpenAI’s consumer hardware development efforts. Apple also accuses the defendants of improperly obtaining information from other Apple employees during recruitment interviews. You can read more about Apple’s original filing here.
This is all part of an ongoing legal battle. In the original lawsuit filed with the Northern District of California, Apple said it has uncovered evidence of a months-long scheme to steal confidential information. The company said OpenAI hardware lead and former Apple designer Tan and former electrical engineer Liu directed Apple employees interviewing with OpenAI to provide details on unreleased devices, components, manufacturing processes, and vendor relationships. You can read more here.
