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McDermott Will & Schulte

It’s not monkey business: NFTs can be trademarked

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The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit concluded that a non-fungible token (NFT) is a “good” under the Lanham Act but reversed the district court’s grant of summary judgment for trademark infringement because the owner...more

Bodman

First-of-Its-Kind Lawsuit Pitting Claims of Artistic Expression Involving NFTs Against Trademark Rights Should Have All Mark...

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Regardless of whether your business has any current plans to develop digital goods, including “non-fungible tokens” (NFTs), a recent verdict in a first-of-its-kind case involving trademark rights and digital assets should...more

Shutts & Bowen LLP

Case Update: Hermès Prevails in MetaBirkins Lawsuit; Jury Rejects Rothschild’s First Amendment Defense

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Luxury fashion brand Hermès sued Mason Rothschild in January 2022 alleging that the digital images underlying the non-fungible tokens (“NFTs”) produced and sold by Rothschild depicting faux fur-covered Birkin handbags – the...more

Jones Day

"MetaBirkins" Bagged: NFT Creator Found Liable for Trademark Infringement

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In a closely watched trademark infringement case involving non-fungible tokens ("NFTs"), a jury found that the sale of digital images of Hermès's Birkin bags as NFTs infringed and diluted Hermès's trademarks....more

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Jury Sides with Hermès in Pivotal NFT Trademark Case

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On February 8, 2023, a federal jury awarded Hermès International and Hermès of Paris, Inc. (“Hermès”) $133,000 in its trademark lawsuit against designer Mason Rothschild. Hermès sued Rothschild for selling non-fungible tokens...more

Hogan Lovells

“MetaBirkins” are not workin’ - Hermès wins jury trial in NFT trademark infringement brawl

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Luxury goods titan Hermès has been handed a major victory in its pioneering lawsuit involving trademark infringement through non-fungible tokens (“NFTs”). A federal jury in Manhattan recently found that an artist’s NFT...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

NFTs Found to Infringe Hermès Trademark

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In a case with clear implications for non-fungible token art-based projects, a federal jury in the case of Hermès International, et al. v. Mason Rothschild, 1:22-cv-00384 (SDNY), found in favor of fashion brand Hermès in its...more

White & Case LLP

Infringement is still infringement, even in the metaverse: New York jury finds “MetaBirkin” infringing, not protected artistic...

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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

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Jury Delivers Verdict in Closely Watched Trademark/NFT Case

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A jury verdict Wednesday morning in a closely watched dispute between an iconic fashion house and a creator and seller of NFTs is a dramatic new development in the ongoing dialogue over the question “What is an expressive...more

Hogan Lovells

Trademark infringement through NFTs - Intellectual property enforcement in the virtual world.

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The use of NFTs ("Non-fungible Tokens") can constitute a trademark infringement. This was recently decided by the IP Chamber of the Court of Rome (Tribunale di Roma, decision of 20 July 2022, ref. 32072/2022). The court...more

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