Overview

• Apple filed the complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, naming former employee Chen Shi, OPPO, and OPPO’s U.S. research arm InnoPeak as defendants.
• Apple alleges Shi downloaded 63 confidential files from a protected Box folder, copied them to a USB drive, and searched how to wipe a MacBook and avoid detection on shared drives before departing in June.
• Court filings cite messages in which Shi told OPPO he would “collect as much information as possible,” with OPPO’s vice president of health acknowledging the plan.
• The alleged secrets involve Apple Watch health‑sensing technologies such as PPG, ECG, and temperature methods, along with chip engineering documents and product roadmaps.
• Apple seeks an injunction to block use or disclosure of the information plus restitution, damages, punitive damages, and legal fees, as OPPO denies wrongdoing and says it will cooperate.