OpenAI has officially asked a federal judge to throw out Apple’s high-profile trade secrets lawsuit. Apple originally filed the lawsuit, accusing OpenAI of coaxing former Apple workers into handing over confidential files, hardware blueprints, and trade secrets to fuel OpenAI’s ambitious hardware division. Apple recently escalated matters by asking the judge for a preliminary injunction, seeking to block OpenAI from using any alleged trade secrets while the lawsuit plays out in court. OpenAI faces a court-ordered deadline of August 17 to formally respond to Apple’s preliminary injunction motion. The federal judge overseeing the case is scheduled to hear oral arguments from both legal teams on October 1.