Apple and Jon Prosser spar over discovery delays in trade secret suit

Apple, Jon Prosser and Michael Ramacciotti filed a joint status report with Judge James Donato on October 8, 2026 in Apple's trade secret lawsuit, according to 9to5mac.com. Each side used the filing to point to outstanding documents and testimony it says the others have not yet provided.

Apple told the court it is still waiting on additional documents from Prosser, including revenue reports and data analytics for his YouTube channels. The company also said it wants to depose Ramacciotti again to address inconsistencies between his testimony and Prosser's.

Ramacciotti asked the court to hold a status conference this month. He proposed that Apple then have 30 days to either dismiss its claims against him or commit to taking the case to trial.

For his part, Prosser argued that the trade secrets at issue are no longer trade secrets because they are now in the public domain. Court documents show Ramacciotti responded to Apple's complaint and has largely cooperated with the company's discovery requests.

The parties proposed filing another joint status report on December 2 if Judge Donato does not grant Ramacciotti's request for a status conference.

Background

Apple filed the trade secret misappropriation lawsuit against Prosser and Ramacciotti in July 2025, soon after announcing iOS 26, over Prosser's videos leaking aspects of the system including the Liquid Glass visual revamp, according to the report. Apple said Ramacciotti improperly accessed a development iPhone belonging to an employee, who was later fired over the incident, and held a FaceTime call with Prosser to show him unreleased iOS features. A clerk's entry of default was made after Prosser failed to respond to the complaint by the deadline; eight months later the court agreed to set that default aside and give him another chance to formally contest the allegations.