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Jul. 7, 2022

Creator of NFT Bored Ape Yacht Club sue artist

Ryder Ripps created consumer confusion by re-minting Yuga Labs non-fungible tokens in the blockchain without qualifying them as transformative work, the lawsuit alleges.

Creator of Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT sue artist

Yuga Labs Inc., creators of one of the largest non-fungible token projects called the Bored Ape Yacht Club, accused artist Ryder Ripps of copyright and trademark infringement in a lawsuit alleging that he created identical NFTs and sold them to consumers.

The trademark lawsuit, filed last month, accused Ripps of creating intentional consumer confusion by re-minting ...

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