On Friday, artificial intelligence startup OpenAI filed a new trademark application with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to trademark products associated with its brand name "OpenAI". Normally, trademark filings by companies don't warrant much attention, but this one hints at new product lines that OpenAI may be launching in the future, both in the near term as well as in more forward-looking areas. According to the filing, OpenAI plans to develop a range of hardware products, including headphones, glasses, remote controls, laptop and phone cases, smartwatches, smart...

In a bold move, OpenAI, the developer of ChatGPT, has filed a trademark application for a tool called "Voice Engine," signaling a potential shift in the digital voice assistant market. This strategic move could make OpenAI a strong competitor to tech giants that already dominate the market, such as Apple, Amazon, and Google. OpenAI's move into voice technology with the launch of "Voice Engine" means it is focusing on extending its strength in artificial intelligence to the digital voice assistant space. This trademark…

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) has rejected OpenAI’s bid to register the term GPT as a trademark, arguing that GPT means Generative Pretrained Transformer — an overly general term that could prevent competitors from describing their products as GPT. OpenAI argued that GPT is not a descriptive word or a generic term that consumers would “immediately understand” what it means. The PTO wrote in its February 6 decision that it doesn’t matter that consumers don’t know what GPT means — because those who use the technology understand…

Tianyancha App shows that recently, OPENAI OPCO, LLC has applied for multiple "GPT-6" and "GPT-7" trademarks, which are internationally classified as scientific instruments and website services. The current trademark status is waiting for substantive review. Previously, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman revealed that OpenAI is actively developing the next generation AI model GPT-5. Although the release schedule is not yet determined, he made it clear that more data is needed to train this model, so the company is calling for large-scale data sets, especially seeking...