The formula CuO can not be used to represent both copper I oxide and copper II oxide.
The formula of an ionic compound takes into account the oxidation state and valency of the the metal cation which is usually shown as a Roman numeral in the name of the compound.
For the compound copper I oxide, the correct representation of the compound is Cu2O. This shows that oxygen has a valency of 2 while copper has a valency of 1 in the compound.
The correct representation of copper II oxide is CuO. In the compound, both copper and oxygen have valency of 2.
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