“The Bored Apes Yacht Club (BAYC) is one of the world’s most prominent and well-known NFT projects by Yuga Labs. On 24 June 2022, BAYC sued Ryder Ripps, a conceptual artist and NFT creator for trade mark infringement, unfair competition, false advertising, cybersquatting and other cause of actions before the Central District of California. This is a US federal court which has jurisdiction in the case pursuant to Title 28 of the United States Code. Trade mark infringement cause of action is brought under common law while unfair competition cause of action is brought under both common law and California Business and Professions Code §§ 17200 et seq …” (more)
[Paolo Maria Gangi, The IPKat, 27 June]
First posted 2022-06-27 18:15:07
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