MANHATTAN - French luxury house Hermes International has asked a Manhattan federal court to block artist Mason Rothschild from promoting or owning his “MetaBirkin” non-fungible tokens after a jury found they violate Hermes’ trademark rights in its famous Birkin bags. Hermes said in a court filing Friday (March 3) that Rothschild has continued to market his NFTs despite the jury’s...
MANHATTAN - French luxury house Hermes International has asked a Manhattan federal court to block artist Mason Rothschild from promoting or owning his “MetaBirkin” non-fungible tokens after a jury found they violate Hermes’ trademark rights in its famous Birkin bags.
Rothschild’s attorney Rhett Millsaps on Monday called the filing a “gross overreach by Hermes and an attempt to punish Mr. Rothschild because they don’t like his art.” He said they will oppose Hermes’ motion this week.NFTs are unique tokens on blockchain networks that are often used to verify ownership of digital art. Hermes sued Rothschild last year over his MetaBirkins, 100 NFTs associated with images depicting the bags covered in colorful fur.
Hermes said in its Friday court filing that Rothschild receives a 7.5 per cent royalty for all MetaBirkin sales, and that he has continued to promote the NFTs on the MetaBirkins website and social media accounts since the verdict.
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