Overview
- In a joint status report filed Oct. 8, Apple said it is still waiting for Jon Prosser to produce YouTube revenue reports, channel analytics, and communications with third parties that were requested more than three months ago.
- Prosser’s lawyers argue the features Apple calls trade secrets are now public following the release of iOS 26 and macOS 26 and say some items may never have been secret.
- Apple says Prosser’s deposition testimony and Signal exchanges with co-defendant Michael Ramacciotti suggest coordination to obtain and disclose unreleased features and wants a second deposition of Ramacciotti to probe inconsistencies.
- Ramacciotti seeks an October status conference where he wants Apple to explain what more it needs and to give the company 30 days to dismiss its claims against him or commit to trial if the judge agrees.
- The dispute over discovery and whether public release defeats trade‑secret claims could decide liability and damages in the case and shows how public product launches can affect legal fights over leaked tech.