Apple's trade secrets lawsuit against OpenAI and its hardware startup io Products now has a firm trial date, according to a court order reported by 9to5Mac.
The case management order, issued on October 28, 2026 by Judge Edward Davila, sets trial for July 19, 2027, at 9:00 a.m. The date had been tentative after a case management conference on October 14, and the parties then submitted a proposed schedule. The order's identifier suggests the case sits in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, though 9to5Mac's report does not name the court.
Apple filed the suit in July 2026. It names OpenAI, io Products and two former Apple employees, and accuses them of improperly accessing or using Apple's confidential information about its products and technologies to help advance OpenAI's consumer hardware efforts. The report describes the claim as trade secrets misappropriation and does not list further causes of action.
The schedule ahead
The order lays out a long list of deadlines. According to 9to5Mac's summary:
- Electronically stored information is to be exchanged by November 2, 2026.
- The last day to amend pleadings or add parties is November 30, 2026.
- Document production should be substantially complete by February 5, 2027, and fact discovery closes on March 12, 2027.
- Opening expert reports are due March 31, 2027, with rebuttal reports on April 14 and an expert discovery cutoff of April 28.
- Daubert and dispositive motions are due May 5, 2027, with a hearing on June 10.
- A final pretrial conference is set for June 24, 2027, at 10:00 a.m.
The order also calls for lead counsel to hold a settlement meet-and-confer on June 1, 2027. 9to5Mac notes that this is a common procedural step and does not necessarily indicate that either side is considering a settlement.
Discovery wins for Apple
The scheduling order follows two procedural wins for Apple on expedited discovery in late October, when Judge Davila granted the company access to additional documents and information from the defendants, per 9to5Mac's earlier coverage.
Neither the order nor the report details what specific materials are in dispute, and the allegations have not been tested at trial. We will update this story if new filings or statements from either company emerge.
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