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@AdlerLaw
Ping® by Aderlaw March 2026 – NFTs show creative application of traditional trademark, unfair competition, and reputational-control doctrines
By David Adler
Lawsuit in the Southern District of New York Settles $69 Million NFT Claim over Beeple’s “Everydays: The First 5000 Days“ According to Artnet, in March 2021, Beeple’s Everydays: The First 5000…
Joe Raczynski | Technologist
Building Worlds, Empowering Creators: Inside The Sandbox with Sebastien Borget
TOKEN2049, Singapore: I had the incredible opportunity to sit down with Sebastien Borget cofounder of The Sandbox, a pioneering Web3 gaming and metaverse platform transforming how users create, own, and monetize…
Gadgets, Gigabytes & Goodwill Blog
Although the Apes are Boring, They are Protectable, Too: Court Says NFTs Are Trademarkable Goods
Although the market for NFTs has cooled off from its heyday several years ago, digital goods are still a hot commodity. This summer, the Ninth Circuit recognized that such goods…
The IP Law Blog
The Briefing: Is the Bored Ape Yacht Club Trademark Claim Just Monkey Business?
https://youtu.be/YY4Jpf_tgKY?si=7juNobXPgZQO5syB The Yuga Labs v. Ryder Ripps case is shaking up NFTs and trademarks. In this episode of The Briefing, Weintraub attorneys Scott Hervey and Tara Sattler unpack the Ninth Circuit’s ruling on whether NFTs count…
@AdlerLaw
Ping® by Adlerlaw August 2025 Don’t Monkey With NFTs & Nintendo’s Aggressive IP Tactics
By David Adler
Yuga Labs NFT Trademark Dispute Continues. A jury must decide if the spoofed monkey-themed NFTs misled consumers in the case against Ryder Ripps. NFTs are digital assets. Yuga Labs launched…
Gadgets, Gigabytes & Goodwill Blog
SEC Staff Provides Much-Needed Clarity on Meme Coins, but Litigation and Regulatory Pitfalls Remain
Two years ago, we wrote about a cautionary tale in which a New York federal court allowed a complaint alleging that a popular set of NFT basketball cards were “securities”…
Law of The Ledger
SEC Hits Blockchain Gaming Project with Wells Notice
By James Gatto, Maxwell Earp-Thomas
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has taken a significant step in its regulatory scrutiny of blockchain gaming projects by issuing a Wells notice to CyberKongz, a prominent NFT…
Law of The Ledger
New California Law Targets Sellers of Digital Goods – Applicability to NFTs is Uncertain
By Brittany Walter, James Gatto
Introduced in response to certain digital media sellers (e.g., game publishers) revoking consumer access to purchases with little to no recourse, AB 2426 forces sellers of “digital goods,” such as…
Securities Law Prof Blog
New Securities Law Articles in Print
The following law review articles relating to securities regulation are now available in paper format:Meiring de Villiers, Loss Causation Decoded, 33 S. Cal. Interdisc. L.J. 99 (2023).Franklin A. Gevurtz, Important Warning…
Global Fintech & Digital Assets Blog
SEC Reels in Fishy NFT Project
In its third action involving NFTs, the SEC targets a restaurant membership token tied to fundraising and promises of potential price appreciation for buyers. By Jenny Cieplak, Ghaith Mahmood, Nima…