Physix Frontier · News Briefing Card (IT Home · Oct 6, 2026)

Apple, OpenAI trade evidence violations in injunction fight

KEY FACTS

Apple sued two former employees, OpenAI, and io Products for alleged trade secret misappropriation.
Apple is seeking a preliminary injunction to block its trade secrets from being incorporated into OpenAI's hardware development.
Apple filed a reply brief and five expert declarations; the defendants accuse it of improperly introducing new evidence.
Apple fired back that the defendants' objection filing exceeds what the rules allow and raises new arguments.
Apple opposes a new declaration from Liu Chang, saying it contains eight new paragraphs and exceeds the page limit.
The court has scheduled oral argument on the preliminary injunction motion for October 14.

KEY DATA

8段Liu Chang new declaration paragraphs

5页Objection filing page limit

9页Defendants' total filing pages

10月14日Oral argument date

PHYSIX OBSERVATION

The two sides are trading accusations over procedural details, but the real fight is over what the court will rely on to decide the preliminary injunction. Apple wants the full record reviewed, while the defendants want unfavorable evidence excluded. This procedural war could delay hardware development, and it also reminds tech companies: data compliance when employees jump ship is a high-risk minefield.

Source: IT Home report