X.AI Corp. et al v. OpenAI, Inc. et al

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Case Number:

3:25-cv-08133

Court:

California Northern

Nature of Suit:

Defend Trade Secrets Act (of 2016)

Judge:

Firms

Companies

OpenAI OpCo LLC

Sectors & Industries:

Technology
- Business Software & Services

October 03, 2025
OpenAI Looks To Ditch XAI's Trade Secrets Theft Suit

OpenAI Inc. has written off a suit from xAI accusing it of poaching employees in order to steal trade secrets as another attempt by Elon Musk to disrupt OpenAI's efforts to create artificial intelligence that benefits humanity, adding that employees were leaving Musk's company of their own volition.
September 25, 2025
XAI Claims OpenAI Poached Employees For Trade Secrets

Elon Musk's chatbot company xAI Corp. has hit rival OpenAI Inc. with a suit in California federal court that alleges two engineers and an unnamed senior executive took trade secrets to OpenAI when they switched companies.