OpenAI beats xAI trade secret suit as US judge calls amending claims ‘futile’

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A federal judge in San Francisco dismissed xAI’s trade-secret misappropriation suit against OpenAI without leave to amend, marking the second time the claims have been dismissed by Judge Rita Lin.
The judge stated that xAI’s claims lacked a substantial connection to OpenAI, deeming any further amendment “futile.”
The dismissal marks the final resolution of the trade-secret misappropriation claims filed by xAI, which is owned by Elon Musk.
The ruling highlights the inability of xAI to address a critical defect in their initial claims, which was also a reason for the earlier dismissal.

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