OpenAI Moves to Dismiss Apple Trade Secrets Lawsuit, Calls Case "Rotten to Its Core"

OpenAI asked a federal judge in the Northern District of California to dismiss Apple's trade secrets suit, filed July 10, 2026, calling the allegations "meritless." OpenAI argues the claimed secrets are "generic" product information, that Apple failed to protect secrecy, and that the case is "rotten to its core." A hearing is set for October 1.