iyO v. OpenAI (io trademark) patent case
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Defendants
io Products
OpenAI
Hearing-device startup iyO alleges OpenAI and Jony Ive's io Products infringe its IYO trademark with the io name for their AI hardware venture.
The case
- Court
- US District Court, Northern District of California
- Docket
- 3:25-cv-04861
- Filed
- Jun 9, 2025
- Status
- ActiveA temporary restraining order in June 2025 barred OpenAI from using the io name; the Ninth Circuit affirmed.
History
2 dated entriesRelated cases
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Aylo Holdings S. r.l.Sued for patent infringement.E.D. Tex.Times Publishing Co. sued v.
Microsoft and OpenAITimes Publishing Company alleges Microsoft and OpenAI used its newspaper content without a license to train and run AI products.S.D. N.Y.
Databricks, Inc. sued v. Nom Nom Data Inc.Asks the court for a declaratory judgment.N.D. Cal.A.C. sued v. Altman (Tumbler Ridge)Lead case among about 30 coordinated suits by survivors and families of the Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia school shooting alleging OpenAI flagged the shooter's ChatGPT account but failed to warn police.N.D. Cal.PulseLink Systems, LLC sued v.
Zoom Communications, Inc.Sued for patent infringement.D. Del.Sullivan sued v.
OpenAIProposed class action alleging OpenAI trained on copyrighted works without permission; filed as a companion to Sullivan v. Meta in California.S.D. N.Y.
Micron Technology, Inc. sued v. Netlist, Inc.Sued for patent infringement.D. Del.Netlist, Inc. sued v.
Micron Technology, Inc.Sued for patent infringement.C.D. Cal.
Caption and links
IYO, Inc. v. IO Products, Inc.
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