ChatGPT creator OpenAI loses bid to block Singapore startup's GemGPT trademark
Source: The Business Times
Published on: 2026-11-03 10:57
Porolis Technologies, which uses AI to assess gemstones, can proceed with the name [SINGAPORE] ChatGPT maker OpenAI has failed to stop a Singapore startup from registering the name "GemGPT", after an intellectual property tribunal found that sharing the letters "GPT" was not enough to establish its case. Porolis Technologies, which uses artificial intelligence to assess gemstones, can proceed with registering the trademark following the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore's (IPOS) decision on Oct 28. The startup, part of the BP de Silva group, was also awarded S$10,000 in costs, including disbursements. OpenAI's five objections to the trademark application were all rejected. At the heart of the dispute was whether people in Singapore would see "GPT" as a part of OpenAI's products and services, or simply a type of AI technology. Porolis had applied to register GemGPT for its AI...
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