October 06, 2022
A New York federal judge has denied a designer's request for a quick appeal of a decision that keeps alive Hermes' trademark fight with the designer over his "MetaBirkins" nonfungible token series, finding that the case isn't exceptional enough to warrant "immediate appellate review."
July 21, 2022
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a fair use case over Andy Warhol's portraits of the music icon Prince, and federal courts are grappling with the first wave of lawsuits involving non-fungible tokens. Here are the top copyright and trademark cases to keep an eye on in the second half of 2022.
May 19, 2022
A New York federal judge has expanded on why he won't dismiss Hermes' trademark fight with the designer of the "MetaBirkins" nonfungible token series, saying that a Second Circuit test for balancing free speech and trademark rights applies to the case.
May 04, 2022
Hermes on Wednesday urged a New York federal judge not to toss out its lawsuit against the designer of the "MetaBirkins" nonfungible token series, citing a Yahoo Finance interview with the designer that the luxury brand says revealed his intention to "cash in" on the popular Birkin line of bags.
April 05, 2022
A Los Angeles designer's nonfungible token series called "MetaBirkins" is not merely a metaverse experiment, but rather a trademark infringement of the Hermes Birkin bag, the luxury brand told a New York federal court.
February 10, 2022
A California designer has sought to shake Hermes' trademark suit over his sale of digital "MetaBirkins" images, saying the works are a "unique, fanciful interpretation" of the luxury brand's famous Birkin bags.
January 18, 2022
The Hermes brand has taken its trademark fight with a Los Angeles designer to the Southern District of New York, accusing him of selling "MetaBirkin"-branded nonfungible tokens that rip off the name and look of the iconic handbag.