iyO v. OpenAI (io trademark) patent case

US District Court, Northern District of California · 3:25-cv-04861 · filed Jun 9, 2025 · Active

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

Plaintiffs: iyO
Defendants: io Products, OpenAI
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.

2 dated entries

Date	Entry	Type	Source
Jul 27	Ruling: ORDER 195 : The Court has received a notice of settlement in principle	Ruling	Link
Jun 9, 2025	Filing: Complaint filed: IYO, Inc. v. IO Products, Inc.	Filing	Link

When	Case	Kind	Status	Filed
Nov 5Motion to Dismiss Hearing in 41dnext date	A.C. v. Altman (Tumbler Ridge)Motion to Dismiss HearingActiveConsumer protectionN.D. Cal.	Consumer protection	Active	Sep 2
Nov 5Initial Case Management Conference in 41dnext date	Ted Entertainment v. OpenAIInitial Case Management ConferenceActiveCopyrightN.D. Cal.	Copyright	Active	Apr 3
Sep 16Filed 9d agofiled	Times Publishing Co. v. Microsoft and OpenAIActiveCopyrightS.D. N.Y.	Copyright	Active	Sep 16
Aug 14Filed 42d agofiled	Sullivan v. OpenAIActiveCopyrightS.D. N.Y.	Copyright	Active	Aug 14
Jun 24Filed 93d agofiled	Richner Communications v. MicrosoftActiveCopyrightS.D. N.Y.	Copyright	Active	Jun 24
May 1Filed 5mo agofiled	Carreyrou v. OpenAIActiveCopyrightS.D. N.Y.	Copyright	Active	May 1
Mar 13Filed 6mo agofiled	Encyclopaedia Britannica v. OpenAIActiveCopyrightS.D. N.Y.	Copyright	Active	Mar 13
Mar 10Filed 7mo agofiled	Gracenote Media Services v. OpenAIActiveCopyrightS.D. N.Y.	Copyright	Active	Mar 10

Caption and links

IYO, Inc. v. IO Products, Inc.