All mentions of OpenAI's partnership with Jony Ive's startup io have been scrubbed from the company's site, following a trademark dispute. On Sunday afternoon, users on X noticed that the page on the OpenAI website announcing the company's $6.

A budding partnership between OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and legendary iPhone designer Jony Ive to develop a new artificial intelligence hardware product has hit a legal snag after a federal judge ruled they must temporarily stop marketing the new venture.

OpenAI has scrubbed mentions of io, the hardware startup co-founded by famous Apple designer Jony Ive, from its website and social media channels. The sudden change closely follows their recent announcement of OpenAI’s nearly $6.5 billion acquisition and plans to create dedicated AI hardware.