US EditionOpenAI removes ‘io’ branding mentions over trademark lawsuit
- OpenAI acquired Jony Ive's hardware startup io last month to develop new AI-powered consumer devices and appointed Ive as design leader.
- The acquisition occurred after negotiations and proposals with a startup specializing in ear-worn audio technology, which subsequently filed a trademark infringement lawsuit against OpenAI and io.
- OpenAI removed all public mentions of io after a court order prompted by iyO's trademark complaint about the use of the name io.
- OpenAI CEO Sam Altman described the io prototype as an exceptionally impressive technological innovation and confirmed that the agreement will proceed.
- Despite the lawsuit and content removals, OpenAI plans to merge io's 55-person team and continue creating AI hardware, aiming to produce 100 million AI companions.
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OpenAI scrubs news of Jony Ive deal amid trademark dispute
Famed Apple designer Jony Ive and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman are facing a trademark suit filed by iyO, an AI hardware startup founded by former Google X employees.LoveFromOpenAI has removed news of its deal with Jony Ive's io from its website.The takedown comes amid a trademark dispute filed by iyO, an AI hardware startup.OpenAI said it doesn't agree with the complaint and is "reviewing our options."Turns out "i" and "o" make for a popular combinatio…
OpenAI Exposed: iyO vs io
The world wasn’t ready for what netizens have called the “most dramatic tech lawsuit of the year”. Voice computing startup iyO has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, io, Sam Altman, and Jony Ive, alleging trademark infringement, unfair competition, and misappropriation of confidential information. OpenAI’s io announcement page has been taken down and now shows a message that reads, “This page is temporarily down due to a court order following a tr…
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