GoKawiilSingapore has rejected xAI’s requests for documents from local companies as part of Elon Musk’s lawsuit against Apple and OpenAI. Here are the details.
A bit of background
Earlier this year, the Supreme Court of the Republic of Korea rejected xAI’s request seeking documents from Kakao, a local super app.
That was one of many requests that the US Court approved, where xAI (now owned by SpaceX) is seeking documents from international companies, most of them owners or developers of super apps in Asian markets.
In a nutshell, xAI’s lawsuit against Apple and OpenAI makes two main arguments: that Apple and OpenAI colluded to unfairly advantage ChatGPT in the App Store, and that Apple’s App Store rules are unfairly preventing X from becoming a super app.
As part of the second argument, xAI asked the US court to grant several requests seeking documents from foreign companies.
These requests rely on the Hague Evidence Convention, which provides a mechanism for courts to gather evidence from foreign entities in civil or commercial matters.
And while the Korean Supreme Court rejected Musk’s requests seeking documents from Kakao, many other requests remain pending, including those related to companies in China, Indonesia, Japan, India, and Vietnam. Which brings us to today.
Singapore rejects xAI’s requests for documents
One request that was recently rejected, and for which documents have only now been made public, was xAI’s attempt to seek documents from multiple companies in Singapore, including Gojek, Grab, GrabTaxi, and WeChat.
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