Iyo, Inc. v. Io Products, Inc.

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS DEC 3 2025

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

IYO, INC., No. 25-4028 D.C. No. Plaintiff - Appellee, 3:25-cv-04861-TLT v. MEMORANDUM*

IO PRODUCTS, INC.; OPENAI, INC.;

OPENAI, LLC; SAM ALTMAN;

JONATHAN PAUL IVE,

Defendants - Appellants.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California Trina L. Thompson, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted November 21, 2025 San Francisco, California

Before: S.R. THOMAS, BRESS, and MENDOZA, Circuit Judges.

Defendants IO Products, Inc. (IO), OpenAI, Inc., OpenAI, LLC, Sam Altman,

and Jonathan Paul Ive appeal the district court’s order granting Plaintiff IYO, Inc.’s

(IYO) motion for a temporary restraining order (TRO), which prevents Defendants

from using the “IO” mark in connection with the marketing or sale of products

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. related to IYO’s…