Apple filed a lawsuit on Friday, July 10, 2026, accusing OpenAI of stealing trade secrets as the iPhone maker seeks to build its own hardware for ChatGPT. The legal action marks a significant rupture in the partnership between the two companies.
The lawsuit, filed in a California court, alleges that OpenAI misappropriated confidential information related to Apple's hardware development for artificial intelligence applications. Apple claims that OpenAI used these trade secrets to gain an unfair advantage in the AI hardware market.
Neither Apple nor OpenAI has publicly commented on the lawsuit as of July 11, 2026. The case is expected to draw significant attention given the high-profile nature of both companies and their previous collaboration on AI technologies.
