Apple says that Oppo stole its trade secrets, the latter denies that claim. Who’s in the right here? There’s a very clear answer, actually.
Recently, Apple filed a formal complaint in federal court against Oppo, alleging that the latter had stolen trade secrets from the company. The accusations of corporate espionage weren’t just baseless, either: as Apple provided damning evidence of Oppo’s skulduggery regarding the stolen technologies.
Oppo has responded and, as expected, claimed that Apple’s claims are bogus. The Chinese tech giant has also said that the ex-Apple employee accused of stealing the technologies — Chen Shi — is innocent.
We have found no evidence establishing any connection between these allegations and the employee’s conduct during his employment at Oppo. Oppo, MacRumors, August 2025
In its complaint, Apple had said that Shi had accessed confidential information late at night, three days before he would go on to leave the company.
