Judge rules Apple may expedite access to OpenAI recruiting materials

On October 14, 2026, U.S. District Judge Edward Davila ruled that in the trade secrets lawsuit Apple filed in July, Apple may expedite access to OpenAI's recruiting materials, including lists of Apple employees before interviews, guides, manuals, scripts, and records of presentations involving Apple technology. The court required OpenAI to submit the materials already collected within 5 days and the remaining materials within 14 days, and approved depositions of Chang Liu, Alyssa Peng, and OpenAI Chief Hardware Officer Tang Yew Tan, but denied Apple's request for expedited discovery in R&D areas such as metal surface treatment and power management. On the same day, OpenAI alleged in a supplemental filing that a former employee sent more than one hundred confidential documents involving an unreleased OpenAI device to a personal account, some of which were sent on June 2, 2026, and requested discussion of an investigation plan and, if necessary, filing a counterclaim. An October 15 report said that at a hearing OpenAI voluntarily agreed not to use the trade secrets Apple alleges were stolen during the litigation and promised to forensically image 14 employee devices; the judge said he was likely to grant Apple's preliminary injunction.

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1. Report date Oct 15· 6 reports

   OpenAI accuses former employee of providing product plans to Apple

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2. Oct 14· 3 reports

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