Apple has won expanded access to evidence in its trade secrets misappropriation lawsuit against two former employees, Open AI, and io Products. Judge Edward Davila previously granted some of Apple's expedited discovery requests but postponed others, citing an overly broad definition of 'Apple Originated Information.' After the parties agreed on a narrower definition, Judge Davila adopted it with modifications, allowing Apple to pursue additional discovery.
The new decision grants Apple access to records concerning former employees Chang Liu and Tang Tan's handling of confidential information, their use of AI tools including ChatGPT, Claude, Codex, and OpenClaw, and Open AI's recruitment and hardware development practices. This includes details about devices, accounts, and messaging apps allegedly used to share Apple information, as well as testimony from Open AI and io Products representatives.
However, Judge Davila denied requests for details about Open AI's own devices and accounts, internal investigations, and two additional corporate testimony requests, deeming them too broad for this stage. The defendants now have up to 14 days to produce the requested records.
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