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Welcome to our monthly NFT litigation roundup.
Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) are the topic of much debate and interest and the questions, legal issues and disputes around them continue to soar.
When faced with such a high growth phenomenon, the law can take time to catch up. Boodle Hatfield is closely monitoring the developments and each month will bring you a roundup of the key NFT disputes to be aware of.
The recognition of NFTs as property
Janesh S/O Rajkumar v Unknown Person ("Chefpierre")
This follows a ruling earlier this year by the High Court of England & Wales which recognised NFTs as legal property capable of being frozen (Lavinia Deborah Osbourne -v- (1) Persons Unknown (2) Ozone Networks Inc trading as OpenSea – for further details please see our April roundup here).
Trademark infringement
Hermès International & others v Mason Rothschild
The background details of this case are covered by our February and April roundup and can be found here and here.
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Nike Inc v StockX LLC
The background details of this case are covered by our February and April roundup and can be found here and here.
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Copyright disputes
Jay-Z / Roc-A-Fella Records v Damon Dash
The background details of this case are covered by our March roundup and can be found here.
SK Stiftung Kultur v Julian Sander
A copyright dispute has arisen in Germany following the great-grandson of August Sander, Julian, bringing his great-grandfather's iconic photo collection onto the blockchain via OpenSea.
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