Overview

• The complaint, filed Aug. 22 in the Northern District of California, accuses former employee Chen Shi of taking confidential Apple Watch materials to Oppo.
• Apple says Shi, a sensor system architect from 2020 to June 2025 with access to design documents, internal specifications, and the product roadmap, told the company he was returning to China to care for parents without disclosing an Oppo job.
• Apple cites downloads of 63 protected files from a Box folder to a USB drive, along with searches on wiping a MacBook and whether shared‑drive access would be visible.
• The filing alleges Shi held dozens of one‑on‑one meetings to gather R&D details and messaged Oppo that he would collect “as much information as possible” on heart‑rate sensing methods, with an Oppo executive responding with approval.
• Apple says Shi now leads a sensing‑technology team at Oppo and seeks an injunction, restitution, damages, punitive damages, and attorneys’ fees.