Apple Flags 1-Month Discovery Stall in Jon Prosser Trade Secret Suit
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Updated · MacRumors · Aug 7
Apple Flags 1-Month Discovery Stall in Jon Prosser Trade Secret Suit
3 articles · Updated · MacRumors · Aug 7
Summary
A July 6 communication was the last Apple says it received from Jon Prosser’s counsel, leaving outstanding discovery deficiencies unresolved in the iOS 26 trade secret case.
Prosser already produced documents and sat for a June 16 deposition, but his lawyer told Apple the latest delay likely stems from Prosser caring for his second child and promised dates for remaining materials.
Michael Ramacciotti, the co-defendant accused of accessing the development iPhone, has kept cooperating and agreed to supplement interrogatory responses and sit for a second deposition in September.
Apple sued Prosser and Ramacciotti in July 2025 over alleged leaks of unreleased iOS 26 features, and Prosser—after a default was set aside in June 2026—now denies seeing trade secrets or knowing the device belonged to an Apple engineer.
Apple is seeking damages and a permanent injunction that could curb Prosser’s coverage of unreleased Apple products; the parties plan another court status update on October 7.