OpenAI has filed a motion to dismiss Apple‘s trade secrets lawsuit, arguing that Apple‘s own lax security practices undermine its claims.

The motion contends that Apple allowed employees to use personal iCloud accounts for work and failed to properly revoke access after employees left the company.

OpenAI submitted text messages showing an Apple manager remained logged into the personal iCloud account of former Apple engineer and defendant Chang Liu after his departure, even asking him for help with technical questions about Apple projects.

OpenAI argues that Apple‘s original complaint does not specify which information qualifies as trade secrets, instead referring to “generic categories of the product-development process” such as component manufacturing, product testing, vendor and supplier relationships, and distribution channels.

The filing posits that Apple is using the lawsuit to slow down a competitor rather than protect genuine secrets, stating “OpenAI has no use, need or desire for Apple‘s trade secrets” and that the company is “building something entirely new and different from anything at Apple.

” Apple had sued in July, accusing OpenAI of orchestrating a scheme to obtain confidential hardware information from former engineers, and has since asked the court to expedite discovery, claiming its internal investigation revealed additional former employees may have participated in or witnessed the alleged theft.