Trademark

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Judge Rules Bored Ape Yacht Club Ripoff NFTs Violated Yuga Trademarks
Use of BAYC intellectual property by Ripps’ RR/BAYC was intended to confuse consumers, a U.S. judge in California has ruled.
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Polkadot Registers Trademark for Blockchain Communication Platform
The trademark filing mentions social networking software.
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Taro (Getty Images)
Lightning Labs’ Taro Project Faces Halt as Judge Issues Temporary Injunction for Trademark Infringement
The decision in the case brought by fellow blockchain software developer Tari Labs raises questions about trademark enforcement in the open source community.
Taro (Getty Images)

Bored Apes (OpenSea, modified by CoinDesk)
Trial Lawyer Breaks Down Legal Considerations for NFTs and Trademark Law
David Leichtman, a managing partner at law firm Leichtman Law PLLC, said what a brand is protecting “is the value of the brand,” including its name or logo. That's the key iss...
Bored Apes (OpenSea, modified by CoinDesk)

Yuga Labs Reaches Settlement With Ryder Ripps Collaborator in Bored Ape NFTs Trademark Lawsuit
Yuga Labs Reaches Settlement With Ryder Ripps Collaborator in Bored Ape NFTs Trademark Lawsuit
Yuga Labs, the parent company of the Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT project, has reached a settlement with Thomas Lehman, who built websites and smart contracts for Ryder Ripp's cop...
Yuga Labs Reaches Settlement With Ryder Ripps Collaborator in Bored Ape NFTs Trademark Lawsuit

MetaBirkins project home page (metabirkins.com)
Hermès vs. MetaBirkins: The NFT Case That Could Have Major Trademark and Artistic Consequences
The trial between NFT artist Mason Rothschild and French luxury house Hermès came to a close on Monday after a year-long trademark battle over an NFT project inspired by the b...
MetaBirkins project home page (metabirkins.com)

Bored Ape (Yuga Labs)
Yuga Labs Reaches Settlement in Bored Ape NFTs Trademark Lawsuit
The suit involved the developer of websites and a smart contract to sell “misleading” RR/BAYC NFTs. There are separate ongoing cases regarding Ryder Ripps' use of Bored Apes'...
Bored Ape (Yuga Labs)

NFT Gallery (Cam Thompson/CoinDesk)
Better Policy Can Turn NFTs Into an Intellectual Property Powerhouse
Diana Stern, of Palm NFT Studio, writes about copyright, trademark and other IP issues surrounding non-fungible tokens.
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Bored Apes, a Troll and a Conspiracy Walk Into a Courtroom ...
Yuga Labs is only giving attention to irreverent artist Ryder Ripps in its efforts to silence his damaging conspiracy.
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Visa headquarters in Foster City, California. (Wonderlane/Creative Commons)
Visa Files Trademark Applications for Crypto Wallets, NFTs and the Metaverse
The move follows that of other large corporations and payment companies including American Express.
Visa headquarters in Foster City, California. (Wonderlane/Creative Commons)