In the last few years, the intellectual property around Apple Watch has been controversial. First, it was a lawsuit with Masimo, in which Apple was ordered to stop shipping on Apple Watch in the US (now re -designed back in the US). Now, Apple Watch intellectual property has again been in the headlines. However, this time, Apple has filed a case against Chen Xi, one of its former employees, which now works for Oppo.
Apple, in your case Moldy By Macrums, it has been alleged that Chen Xi, in the official complaint, Dr. She was also referred to as Xi, which was engaged in the trade secret misuse and violation of contract, and claims that they conspired to steal Apple -related Apple -related Apple’s business secrets and disclose them from their new employers, Oppo and Inopec.
Dr. What did Chen Shi do in the apple?
According to Apple, Dr. Xi acted as a sensor system architect in the Apple Watch team between January 2020 and June 2025. Apple says that during this period, the company handed him valuable business secret information about Apple Watch, including its design and development coordination, internal specifications and details about the future product roadmap.
Finally, in April 2025, Dr. Xi looked for employment with Oppo and recruited. By June 2025, Dr. Xi signed his resolution letter to join Oppo, with its last date in the Apple set as 27 June 2025. However, Dr. Xi did not reveal Apple that her new employer would be Oppo, instead to tell the company that she was returning to China to help her elderly parents.
Apple also alleged that Dr. Shi copied sensitive Apple internal documents on USB drive three days before leaving Apple. He allegedly downloaded 63 documents from a protected folder and copied them on USB drive. Later, he also discovered the Internet to wipe MacBook and made another query: “Can anyone see if I have opened a file on a shared drive?”
Oppo denies claims
Since then, Oppo has denied these claims and responded to macrutters with a statement.
The company has found no evidence to establish any relationship between these allegations and the conduct of the employee during its employment in Oppo, “we are aware of the recent trial filed by Apple by Apple.
Oppo said, “Oppo has respected the trade secrets of all companies including Apple, and Oppo has not considered Apple’s trade secrets to wrong. Oppo will actively collaborate with the legal process, and we are confident that fair judicial proceedings will clarify the facts.”
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