Bored Ape NFT Trademark Suit Judge Threatens Attorney Sanctions

Sept. 2, 2022, 4:13 PM UTC

Attorneys for an artist alleged to have sold fake Bored Ape Yatch Club nonfungible tokens could face a $1,500 sanction for “repeated violations” of a Los Angeles federal court’s standing order, US District Judge John F. Walter said Thursday.

Citing those transgressions, Walter also struck conceptual artist Ryder Ripp’s Anti-Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation motion and motion to dismiss Yuga Labs Inc.'s trademark infringement lawsuit.

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