Apple Sues OPPO Over Alleged Theft of Apple Watch Trade Secrets

In the escalating tensions between tech giants, Apple Inc. has launched a high-stakes lawsuit against Chinese smartphone maker OPPO, accusing it of orchestrating the theft of proprietary Apple Watch technology through a former employee. The complaint, filed in a Northern California federal court, alleges that Chen Shi, a sensor system architect at Apple from 2020 to 2025, conspired with OPPO and its affiliate InnoPeak Technology to misappropriate trade secrets. Apple claims Shi downloaded sensitive documents and held clandestine meetings with colleagues to extract details on Apple Watch designs, specifications, and future roadmaps before defecting to OPPO under the guise of…