Apple and OpenAI Face Critical Court Hearing Over Alleged Trade Secret Theft

Apple and OpenAI are heading to federal court for a high-stakes hearing over claims that the AI company systematically stole iPhone maker secrets through targeted employee recruitment. In the first major substantive hearing of the case—before U.S. District Judge Edward Davila in San Jose on October 14, 2026—two pivotal motions will determine the lawsuit's immediate future: Apple's push for a preliminary injunction to halt OpenAI's use of confidential information, and OpenAI's counter-request to dismiss the entire suit.