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Apple Targets 40 Ex-Employees in OpenAI Trade Secrets Case

By Meridian48 News Desk · Summarised from ProPakistani ·

Apple has sent legal preservation letters to roughly 40 former employees as part of its trade secrets lawsuit against OpenAI. The move escalates the legal battle between the two tech giants over alleged misappropriation of confidential information. The case highlights growing tensions around talent mobility and intellectual property in the AI industry.

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The scale of the preservation letters suggests Apple is building a broad case, but proving trade secret theft across so many individuals will be a high bar.
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