Judge grants Hermès request to halt all MetaBirkin NFT sales
NFT Judge grants Hermès request to halt all ‘MetaBirkin’ NFT sales Notícias do Bitcoin Ethereum French luxury fashion house Hermès International has notched another win in its infringement case against artist Mason Rothschild, after a Manhattan judge ordered a permanent injunction on all “MetaBirkin” non-fungible token sales. Hermès initially submitted the request to the Southern District of New York in March to block all sales of the MetaBirkin NFTs. Manhattan-based U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff officially granted the request on June 23, as he offered a skeptical take on Rothschild‘s defense against Hermès’ suit, while questioning Rothchilds continued marketing of the project. “[The] defendant‘s entire scheme here was to defraud consumers into believing, by his use of variations on Hermes’ trademarks, that Hermes was endorsing his lucrative MetaBirkins NFTs,” Judge Rakoff said, adding that: “Nothing in the First Amendment insulates him from liability for such a scheme.” The MetaBirkin collection consists of 100 NFT artworks depicting furry Birkin style handbags, with Rothschild reportedly generating more than $1 million worth of sales from the project. The legal dispute began in January, after Hermès accused Rothschilds NFT collection of improperly using its Birkin trademark and leading customers into believing the brand was supporting the project. In February, the court ruled that Rothschild