Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers, a judge in the United States District Court in California, has ordered Open Artificial Intelligence, Inc. to stop using the term “Open AI” in their commercial operations.
OpenAI approached the commission after the AI platform filed a trademark infringement and unfair competition action against GPT-3. Furthermore, the final statement of Open AI will be Open Artificial Intelligence, founded by Guy Ravine and launched barely a year earlier in 2015.
Judge Rogers observed that OpenAI’s trademark has swiftly become universally recognized and connected with some of the most commonly used AI products. In contrast, Open Artificial Intelligence’s trademark was only tied to an inoperable website until just before the lawsuit.
The judge cited evidence that media outlets and users of Ravine’s open.ai website, which now contains an AI picture generator, were already confused about his company and OpenAI.
Open Artificial Intelligence’s counsel have stated that the corporation disagrees with the verdict and intends to consider its legal alternatives. Guy Ravine, the company’s founder, claims that Open Artificial Intelligence has been using the name Open AI since April 2015, eight months before OpenAI existed.
The trademark conflict began when Ravine refused OpenAI’s proposals to purchase the open.ai domain in 2015 and 2022. He requested millions from CEO Sam Altman, citing Elon Musk’s $11 million acquisition of the Tesla trademark. OpenAI has yet to respond to the trademark ruling, which prohibits it from using the term “Open AI” until the lawsuit is resolved.
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