OpenAI Rejects Apple's Trade Secret Suit, Says It Sees No Evidence Backing the Claims

OpenAI has publicly disputed a trade secret lawsuit filed by Apple, saying it has "no interest in other companies' trade secrets" and is "not aware of any evidence that this complaint has merit." The response follows a 41-page complaint that Apple lodged in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California on or around July 10, 2026, accusing OpenAI, its recently acquired design unit io Products, and two former Apple employees of systematically misappropriating confidential hardware information.