Luxury brand Hermes is going to trial on Monday against artist Mason Rothschild over his sale of MetaBirkin NFTs.
Lots of moving pieces in this case: Old legal doctrines, new technology, and the often blurry line between art and trademarks.
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/ip-law/first-nft-trademark-trial-pits-hermes-against-metabirkin-artist
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First NFT Trademark Trial Pits Hermès Against Metabirkin Artist
French luxury design house Hermès International SA’s upcoming trademark trial against digital artist Mason Rothschild—the first of its kind—will test the boundaries of artistic expression and how nonfungible tokens are viewed in the eyes of decades-old intellectual property law.

