OpenAI Seeks Ruling Invalidating Unrelated ‘Open AI’ Trademark

OpenAI Inc. urged a federal judge to rule it doesn’t infringe the “Open AI” trademark owned by similarly named, Open Artificial Intelligence Inc., and to invalidate the mark due to fraud.

OpenAI argued in a motion for summary judgment filed Wednesday in the US District Court for the Northern District of California it possesses senior, protectable trademark rights in its “OpenAI” mark (with no space). The company cited extensive unsolicited media coverage and millions of users since its founding in 2015.

In contrast, OpenAI claims Open Artificial Intelligence has made little commercial use of its “Open AI” mark and is ...