Overview

• A U.S. judge granted a temporary restraining order requiring OpenAI to scrub all public mentions of the “io” mark while iyO’s trademark suit advances to an October hearing.
• OpenAI and Jony Ive reaffirm that their $6.5 billion acquisition of io Products remains intact despite the branding injunction.
• Court filings reveal the prototype device is neither an in-ear headset nor a wearable but is being designed to fit in a pocket or sit on a desk.
• Legal declarations show the hardware team has explored headphone form factors but expects the first product to be at least a year away from announcement or sale.
• Ive’s LoveFrom studio will oversee creative and design leadership as OpenAI expands from software into consumer AI hardware.