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Intellectual Property

Jul. 23, 2025

Battle over who owns 'OpenAI' heads to appeal court

Guy Ravine's Open Artificial Intelligence Inc. intends to appeal federal judge's ruling barring use of "Open AI" trademark. The judge says it belongs to the company known as OpenAI, which claims Ravine copied its mark, causing customer confusion.

Tech entrepreneur Guy Ravine and his company, Open Artificial Intelligence Inc., will appeal a decision to permanently enjoin it from using the trademark "Open AI," the company's attorney said Tuesday.

The federal judge in Oakland ruled that Ravine copied OpenAI's valid trademark. The difference between the two marks is a space.

OpenAI, the $300 billion generative artificial intelligence company behind chatbot ChatGPT, filed the lawsuit in 2023 accusin...

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