By Riddhi Setty
COURT: D. Nev.
JUDGE: James C. Mahan (Bloomberg Law subscription)
TRACK DOCKET: 2:23-cv-00111 (Bloomberg Law subscription)
Yuga Labs Inc. accused the primary developer of an NFT market of tricking consumers into buying counterfeit versions of Yuga Labs’ Bored Ape Yacht Club NFTs.
The complaint, filed in the District of Nevada Friday, alleges that Ryan Hickman is a central part of the team enlisted by conceptual artist Ryder Ripps to create copycat “RR/BAYC” NFTs using Bored Ape’s images and part of its name.
It’s the latest in an ongoing fight Yuga Labs has waged over the viral Bored Apes with Ripps and the team behind RR/BAYC.
The company sued Ripps and artist Jeremy Cahen in June 2022, …
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