ChatGPT creator OpenAI loses bid to block Singapore startup’s GemGPT trademark
Porolis Technologies, which uses AI to assess gemstones, can proceed with the name
OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT, has lost a bid to block Singapore startup Porolis Technologies from registering the trademark "GemGPT". The Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) ruled in favor of Porolis on October 28, 2023, finding that sharing the letters "GPT" was not enough to establish OpenAI's case. Porolis, which uses AI for gemstone assessment, was granted the trademark and awarded S$10,000 in costs.
The dispute centered on whether "GPT" would be associated with OpenAI's products in Singapore, or simply a generic term for AI technology. OpenAI had argued that "GemGPT" would cause public confusion and harm its well-known trademarks, but the IPOS found that "GemGPT" referred to an unrelated AI or technology product for gemstones.
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