OpenAI Seeks $9.8 Million in Legal Fees After Trademark Victory

OpenAI Inc. asked a California federal judge to order the similarly named Open Artificial Intelligence Inc. to pay more than $9.8 million in attorneys’ fees and costs after the AI behemoth prevailed in a trademark infringement suit over its moniker.

The amount is warranted due to OAI’s bad faith motive to extract “maximum money from OpenAI,” according to a motion for fees filed Thursday in the US District Court for the Northern District of California. OpenAI cited emails OAI’s founder sent to potential litigation funders saying his trademark registration of “Open AI”—with a space—would “get OpenAI scrambling” and potentially result ...