OpenAI Temporary Ban on ‘Cameo’ Branding Extended in IP Suit (1)

A California federal judge extended an order temporarily blocking OpenAI Inc. from using the “Cameo” name for a feature in its Sora AI-video generator while she decides whether a longer-term injunction is appropriate.

Judge Eumi K. Lee extended the current temporary restraining order by 45 days during a Friday hearing in personalized-video service Cameo’s trademark-infringement lawsuit against the AI developer. The order requires OpenAI to stop using the “cameo” mark and confusing variations of the name for any Sora functionality.

“I’m not going to be getting a decision out” before the existing ban expires on Dec. 22, she said, pointing ...