A nine-person jury in the Southern District of New York has found that "MetaBirkin" NFTs violate Hermès International SA's rights in its "Birkin" trademarks. This is the first trial to consider the intersection of NFTs and...more
2/13/2023
/ Artistic Works ,
Blockchain ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Digital Assets ,
First Amendment ,
Freedom of Expression ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Metaverse ,
Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) ,
Royalties ,
Trademark Infringement ,
Trademark Litigation ,
Trademarks
White & Case Technology Newsflash -
Willful infringement is no longer required for trademark owners to recover infringers' profits. In Romag Fasteners v. Fossil Group, the Supreme Court resolved a longstanding circuit...more
5/10/2020
/ § 1125(a) ,
§ 1125(c) ,
Appeals ,
Burden of Proof ,
Charge-Filing Preconditions ,
Compensatory Awards ,
Dilution ,
Disgorgement ,
Lanham Act ,
Lost Profits ,
Remand ,
Remedies ,
Romag Fasteners v Fossil ,
SCOTUS ,
Trademark Infringement ,
Trademark Litigation ,
Trademarks ,
Vacated ,
Willful Infringement