
In a new filing, iyO alleges that former Apple designer and now io co-founder Tang Tan was given access to its confidential designs, broadening the initial scope of the lawsuit against OpenAI. Here are the details.
A bit of background
Almost a year ago, OpenAI acquired io, an AI company founded by Jony Ive.
Almost immediately after the announcement, a hearing device startup called iyO filed a trademark lawsuit, which led OpenAI to scrub all materials related to the…

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