OpenAI is not going to be allowed use the phrase “cameo” to call any merchandise or options in its Sora app for a month after a federal choose positioned a brief restraining order for the time period on the AI startup.
U.S. District Decide Eumi Ok. Lee granted a brief restraining order on Monday, blocking OpenAI from utilizing the “cameo” mark or comparable phrases like “Kameo” or “CameoVideo” for any operate associated to Sora, the corporate’s AI-generated video app.
“We disagree with the grievance’s assertion that anybody can declare unique possession over the phrase ‘cameo’, and we sit up for persevering with to make our case to the court docket,” an OpenAI spokesperson instructed CNBC.
Lee granted the order after OpenAI was sued in October by Cameo, a platform that enables customers to buy personalised movies from celebrities. Cameo filed a trademark lawsuit in opposition to the bogus intelligence firm following the launch of Sora’s “Cameo” characteristic, which allowed customers to generate characters of themselves or others and insert them into movies.
“We’re gratified by the court docket’s resolution, which acknowledges the necessity to defend shoppers from the confusion that OpenAI has created through the use of the Cameo trademark,” Cameo CEO Steven Galanis mentioned in an announcement. “Whereas the court docket’s order is non permanent, we hope that OpenAI will conform to cease utilizing our mark completely to keep away from any additional hurt to the general public or Cameo.”
The order is about to run out on Dec. 22, and a listening to for whether or not the halt needs to be made everlasting is scheduled for Dec. 19.
