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Apple Park, Apple's headquarters in Cupertino, California

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Apple's trade secrets trial against OpenAI is set for July 2027

Jul

19

Monday

US federal court

Judge Edward Davila set the trial for July 19, 2027, at 9 a.m.

Apple sued in July 2026, alleging two former employees took confidential information to OpenAI to help its consumer hardware work.

What's next

The schedule has the lead lawyers meet on Jun 1, 2027 to discuss settlement, a routine step that does not mean either side plans to settle.