Company Apple told the federal court that Jon's legal team Prossera has not heard from the company for a month, extending the evidentiary phase in the ongoing trade secret lawsuit. In a joint status report filed Wednesday in a Northern California court, lawyers Applu stated that they had repeatedly and completely unsuccessfully tried to contact Prosser's defense attorney regarding unresolved issues related to the evidence.
The submitted court documents show that ProAlthough sser had previously provided documents or communications and even underwent questioning on June 16, 2026, his legal representatives have remained silent since July 6, 2026. According to AppIn addition, there are still shortcomings in the submitted materials, which were Prosser's lawyer notified.
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Shortly before the formal submission of this report Prosser's lawyer informed the representative Applu that the delay stems from the fact that Prosser welcomed his second child into the world and is currently taking care of the newborn. The lawyer also indicated that he will soon find dates for the delivery of the remaining materials.
Co-defendant Michael Ramacciotti, who according to Applu gained access to the secret facility that is the center of the entire case, unlike Prossera continues to cooperate. He agreed to supplement his answers and to a second interrogation, which is scheduled for September.
The whole case started in July 2025, when Apple He sued both men, accusing them of misappropriating trade secrets related to the then-unreleased system. iOS 26, including a redesign called Liquid Glass, through unauthorized access to an engineer's developer iPhone Applu Ethan Lipnik. While Ramacciotti collaborated from the very beginning, Prosser initially missed several court deadlines, which led to a default judgment in October 2025 barring him from claiming Appto contradict.
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This condition is Prosser's lawyer managed to reverse in June 2026 and filed on July 2 leaker formal response. In it, he admitted that he had participated in the call via FaceTime, during which Ramacciotti showed him unreleased features on a development device. He denied that what he saw was a trade secret, and denied that he even knew who the device belonged to.
Apple He is demanding compensation for damages and, above all, a permanent ban, which would Prosser from revealing the company's trade secrets again. Such an order could completely prevent him from informing about unreleased products with the logo Applu, which forms a significant part of his YouTube channel. All three parties are expected to submit another joint report on the status of the entire proceedings to the court on October 7.
