OpenAI CEO calls IYO’s trademark lawsuit ‘silly, disappointing and wrong’

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has criticised a lawsuit filed by hardware startup IYO, which accused his company of trademark infringement.

In a post on X, Altman said IYO’s CEO, Jason Rugolo, had previously made repeated efforts to get OpenAI to either invest in or acquire his company. “Now he is suing OpenAI over the name. This is silly, disappointing and wrong,” Altman wrote.