OpenAI may have trouble registering the GPT trademark. This was reported by the TechCrunch website, noting that OpenAI – the organization that created what is currently the best known chatbot specialized in conversation with a human user – could have problems registering the GPT trademark.
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In December of last year, OpenAI filed an application to register the GPT trademark, an acronym that stands for “Generative Pre-trained Transformer”; Last month OpenAI asked the USPTO to expedite its trademark application citing “myriads of infringements and counterfeit apps,” with services and apps masquerading as OpenAI-related, adding “GPT. Unfortunately for OpenAI, the request to expedite the registration process was denied, which means that it could still be months before the USPTO agrees to the trademark registration request.
Moreover, the approval of the USPTO is not enough but after the acceptance of the application, other operators on the market have a few months to oppose the request made to the patent and trademark office. Potential competitors could argue that “GPT” is now an acronym perceived by the public, as something generically related to machine learning techniques.
It’s not clear why OpenAI didn’t think first of registering and protecting the “GPT” denomination. Jefferson Scher, a specialist in a group that deals with trademark registration, speculates that the company was taken aback by the success of his creature. Another possibility is that he believes the reputation is high, confident that people will be able to recognize his services compared to others. Meanwhile, apps and services are proliferating on the internet (including paid and even malicious apps) that claim to be official, with obvious potential damage for users. Thank you
