苹果与OpenAI商业机密案定于2027年7月开庭 审前证据收集将持续数月 美国加州北区联邦地区法院法官爱德华·达维拉已将苹果起诉OpenAI及相关人员的商业机密案排定于2027年7月19日上午9时开庭

The trade secret case between Apple and OpenAI is scheduled to open in July 2027. Pre-trial evidence collection will continue for several months. Judge Edward Davila of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California has scheduled Apple’s trade secret case against OpenAI and related personnel to open at 9 a.m. on July 19, 2027. The court issued a case management order on October 28, stipulating that both parties must complete procedures such as document exchange, fact-finding and evidence collection, expert evidence, and pre-trial motions before the trial. According to the court's schedule, both parties need to basically complete the submission of documents before February 5, 2027, end the fact investigation and evidence collection on March 12, and end the expert evidence collection on April 28; Davila plans to hear evidence experts and other substantive motions on June 10, and hold a final pre-trial conference on June 24. The lead lawyers for both parties must also meet on June 1 to discuss settlement possibilities, joint pre-trial documents and narrowing the scope of the dispute. This is a routine arrangement in federal civil cases and does not mean that the parties have decided to settle. Apple filed a lawsuit in July 2026, naming OpenAI, two former Apple employees Tang Tan and Liu Chang, as well as OpenAI’s related entities and io Products as defendants. Apple accused two former employees of bringing trade secrets involving product design and technology to OpenAI after leaving their jobs to assist in its consumer hardware research and development. OpenAI denied Apple's claims and said that the relevant employees may have accessed or retained Apple files without knowing it. The two sides have previously had disputes over injunctions and discovery. Apple claimed that OpenAI and its former employees improperly obtained or used confidential information and asked the court to restrict their use of relevant information; OpenAI promised not to use Apple trade secrets during the litigation. The court also recently approved Apple's further access to some equipment, communications, recruitment interviews and records of internal processing of confidential information related to former Apple employees hired by OpenAI. The case is still in the evidence collection stage, and the court has not yet ruled on whether Apple’s accusation of trade secret misappropriation is established. Related articles: OpenAI accuses Apple of stealing trade secrets, and the lawsuit between the two parties further escalates via cnBeta.COM - Chinese Industry Information Station (author: Source: cnBeta.COM)