August 12 News.OpenAI The next generation of artificial intelligence models was officially released last week GPT-5The model has been filed for a trademark application in China, with an international classification covering scientific instruments, web site services,...All relevant applications have now been rejected.
Specifically, OpenAI Inc. has filed trademark applications in China through two affiliates, of which:
- Ouai has applied for the registration of two "OPENAI GPT-5" trademarks, internationally classified as website services, scientific instruments, all of which are currently pending rejection review;
- Ouai Operations, LLC has applied to register two "GPT-5" trademarks, the international classification is also for website services, scientific instruments, and the trademark status is also in the refusal review.
It has been reported that "GPT", known as "Generative Pre-Training Transformer", has been recognized by trademark authorities around the world as a generic technical term that lacks distinctiveness. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has twice rejected OpenAI's application to register "GPT" on the grounds that it "prevents competitors from properly describing their products".
1AI found that Ouai Operations, LLC has also applied for several "CHATGPT", "GPT-4", "GPT-6" and "GPT-7" trademarks in 2023. "GPT-7" trademarks in the International Classification for Scientific Instruments, Web Services.The current status of the trademarks is "under review"..