OpenAI Agrees to Court Order in Apple Trade Secret Suit, Avoiding Preliminary Injunction Loss

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OpenAI voluntarily agreed in court not to use alleged stolen Apple trade secrets and consented to forensic imaging of 14 employee devices to avoid a preliminary injunction. The agreement largely meets Apple's core demands, though both parties accuse each other of theft, with the case ongoing in the Northern District of California.

LATEST/OpenAI voluntarily agreed in court not to use alleged stolen Apple trade secrets and consented to forensic imaging of 14 employee devices to avoid a preliminary injunction. The agreement largely meets Apple's core demands, though both parties accuse each other of theft, with the case ongoing in the Northern District of California.

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IT之家 · IT业界T2·Oct 15, 07:2668 pts
OpenAI Agrees to Court Order in Apple Trade Secret Suit, Avoiding Preliminary Injunction Loss
- OpenAI avoided losing at the preliminary injunction stage by signing a court agreement promising not to use Apple's proprietary info and consenting to device forensics.
- Apple alleges OpenAI used trade secrets on hardware design, manufacturing, and supply chain stolen by former employees to advance its consumer hardware plans.
- OpenAI counters that Apple is restricting job mobility and mischaracterizing interviews as theft, while seeking time to investigate if Apple holds OpenAI secrets for a counterclaim.
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