Late Friday, Judge John Walter granted summary judgment in part to Yuga Labs in its trademark infringement lawsuit against Ryder Ripps and Jeremy Cahen, for their sale of “RR/BAYC” NFTs.
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Late Friday, Judge John Walter granted summary judgment in part to Yuga Labs in its trademark infringement lawsuit against Ryder Ripps and Jeremy Cahen, for their sale of “RR/BAYC” NFTs.
Read MoreThe court’s order on Jan. 8 anticipated that the Jan. 9 deposition of Aronow might need to be rescheduled (given the shortness of time after the court’s order), but the order seems to anticipate the Jan. 11 deposition of Solano will occur. Well, neither happened.
Read MoreNow Ryder Ripps can proceed forward in deposing both Wylie Aronow and Greg Solano, the co-founder of Bored Ape Yacht Club.
Read More*COI disclosure: I own two NFTs from Yuga Labs, but not from BAYC.
Read MoreCourt holds Ripps’ use of Bored Apes TMs has no artistic relevance, is explicitly misleading, and is not protected under the Rogers test Court holds that Ripps’ anti-SLAPP motion fails because Yuga’s trademark lawsuit does not “arise out of Defendants’ attempts to publicize and criticize Plaintiff’s purported use of racist, neo-Nazi, or alt-right dog whistles”…
Read MoreOn January 14, 2022, French luxury designer Hermès filed a lawsuit against artist Mason Rothschild, in the Southern District of New York, for various trademark claims over his sale of “MetaBirkin” NFTs mimicking Hermès Birkin bags. This was no surprise. It was expected after Rothschild created and sold out his 100 “MetaBirkin” NFTs during Art…
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