Hermès Prevails Again Over MetaBirkin NFT Artist Who Lost Trial

The artist who created the MetaBirkin nonfungible token lost his bid for a new trial in a dispute with Hermès International SA over its “Birkin” trademark.

• A New York federal jury sided with the luxury retailer over Mason Rothschild in February, handing down the first-ever verdict in a case that explored the interplay between the digital assets known as NFTs and intellectual property law.
• Rothschild isn’t entitled to a post-trial judgment as a matter of law or a new trial, Judge Jed S. Rakoff of the US District Court for the Southern District of New York ruled on Friday.
• Rakoff ...