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  1. M

    showcase GPT domains

    OpenAI may or may not make it as a company, but GPT technology in general isn't going away (even if it's over-hyped somewhat right now...).
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    legal OpenAi Files UDRP On ChatGPT.com

    The 2018 use-date won't matter unless they can also show that the term is truly "distinctive" to their company, which is required under trademark law for obtaining (and keeping) a trademark registration. That "distinctiveness" is harder to achieve or maintain for terms that are inherently...
  3. M

    legal OpenAi Files UDRP On ChatGPT.com

    NickB makes some good points. I'll add: To be able to register a trademark in the U.S., the applicant has to show that the proposed trademark is in fact "distinctive" of their company. The more generic a term is in its field, whether to begin with (i.e., by not becoming distinctive in the...
  4. M

    showcase GPT domains

    Some GPT-based services are indeed working with OpenAI (e.g., SlackGPT), but others are not (e.g., BloombergGPT). As a terms-of-service matter, OpenAI recently began a "branding policy" that requires its API customers to agree that they won't use "GPT" in their product/service names. That's...
  5. M

    showcase GPT domains

    "GPT" as an abbreviation for generative pretrained transformer is really not distinctive to OpenAI, IMO...it's a description of the type of language model they use. It's very unlikely the USPTO will approve that application, IMO. I don't have the ability to post a link on this site, but there's...
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    domains OpenAi Executive asks for price to buy remaining 20K GPT domains

    OpenAI's application to register the "GPT" trademark (for the U.S.) is still being processed; according to the USPTO website, it was just assigned to an Examiner last Thursday (4/13/23). Of course, that could get updated further at any time... OpenAI has also filed a petition asking the USPTO...
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    discuss OpenAi "GPT" Trademark REJECTED by U.S. Trademark Office

    Interesting related point: Looks like the USPTO has rejected "procurementgpt" for being descriptive, on the grounds that both words (procurement and GPT) are each generic terms. (I can't seem to link here, but it's on the USPTO site...) It's being allowed on the "secondary" register, with an...
  8. M

    branding OpenAI Hunts Down Companies Using GPT

    There are many sources online that refer to "GPT" in a more generic way than just OpenAI's versions of it. I don't have the access level here to be able to post links, but they're really not hard to find...and many are fairly neutral sorts of sites. Also, it's a common technical term used in...
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    question Is it the “G”, “P”, “T” or the “Chat”?

    I disagree with Andreas. I think the company has a fair argument to get "ChatGPT" as a trademark, but probably not just "GPT" itself... To be able to register a trademark in the U.S., the applicant has to show that the proposed trademark is in fact "distinctive" of their company. The more...
  10. M

    showcase GPT domains

    Thanks for these thoughts - all very interesting. It'll be interesting if OpenAI continues to use "GPT" in its branding even if they're not able to get the US trademark for that term itself. Still, I can see a point to what they're doing. After all, they'd still have the trademarks in the...
  11. M

    question Will be there any future for GPT Domains???

    Well, as ARCCLOUD pointed out (above), a lot of it will come down to whether or not OpenAI ends up actually getting the trademark for GPT -- or whether the government sticks to their current position that it's simply a generic term for a kind of AI.
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    branding OpenAI Hunts Down Companies Using GPT

    That's true. As a TOS matter, they can simply say as a condition of being their API customer, that you agree to not use that term in your name. That's really a contract matter, separate from trademark law. But of course, if a business uses instead somebody else's GPT to support their AI service...
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    branding OpenAI Hunts Down Companies Using GPT

    Well, the USPTO has now posted their initial decision rejecting the "GPT" trademark application (#97733259), although OpenAI can still dispute/appeal it. See excerpt pasted below, from the document on the USPTO website's trademark database: "...such wording is commonly used in applicant's...
  14. M

    showcase GPT domains

    And bizjournals.com just had an article on May 10th saying, "...the actual phrase GPT, standing for generative pre-trained transformer, is a broad term describing the AI technology. The term was first introduced in 2018 in a research paper published by OpenAI, but has since been used to describe...
  15. M

    showcase GPT domains

    Could be a while longer still. The USPTO made an initial decision that "GPT" is a generic term and can't be registered in the U.S., but it looks like OpenAI still has a few more months yet before they'd even have to respond to that. And then, if the USPTO sticks to their initial decision, OpenAI...
  16. M

    showcase GPT domains

    Anyone know if "branding" websites like Squadhelp accept GPT domains? I know Apple got squeamish about them for their App Store, but simple domain-selling websites like Afternic don't seem to have a problem with them...
  17. M

    showcase GPT domains

    I suspect that interest/value for such domains has been perking up a bit in light of the initial (albeit still "non-final") determination by the USPTO that the term is not registrable as a trademark... I kind of wonder whether OpenAI will try to argue back, or perhaps consider shifting their...
  18. M

    branding OpenAI Hunts Down Companies Using GPT

    I think the argument was based on how closely connected the graphical interface concept was to the operating system. As I recall, they got the trademark based on acquired distinctiveness, but then it was being challenged in court and the parties settled before a final resolution...
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    discuss OpenAi "GPT" Trademark REJECTED by U.S. Trademark Office

    True, a "non-final" rejection means the applicant is still able to respond and try to change their mind... That said, usually an Examiner sticks to their initial position. In that case, the applicant could appeal over their head, or potentially even go to court (depending on how much they want...
  20. M

    branding OpenAI Hunts Down Companies Using GPT

    Actually if you look at the final paragraph from my excerpt, it looks like the Examiner said "GPT" doesn't even qualify for the Supplemental Register... Now "ChatGPT" is quite another matter -- for that application (#97733261), the USPTO did in fact recommend the Supplemental Register. (The...
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