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In June 2024, Apple and OpenAI announced their partnership with the Cupertino-based giant saying that it would integrate ChatGPT into experiences within iOS, iPadOS, and macOS, allowing users to access ChatGPT's capabilities. Fast forward to July 2026, Apple filed a trade secrets lawsuit against OpenAI, alleging that the ChatGPT-maker leveraged executives it poached from the company to extract information regarding manufacturing processes and supplier network details.

Apple has asked a federal judge to bar OpenAI and two of its own former engineers from touching what it describes as stolen trade secrets, turning a month-old lawsuit into an active fight over evidence. In a motion filed Monday in the US District Court for the Northern District of California, Apple sought a preliminary injunction stopping the defendants from accessing, acquiring, using or disclosing its confidential information while the case proceeds.