Trademarks as a Barrier to Free-Speech: An Examination of the MetaBirkins Dispute
SpicyIP
AUGUST 22, 2022
On 2 nd December 2021, Mason Rothschild began advertising an NFT collection of fur-covered Birkin-like handbags that he designed, advertising them as ‘METABIRKINS’. Hermes, the owner of the Birkin trademark and trade-dress in USA, promptly sent OpenSeas a cease-and-desist notice. Ltd vs Google India Pvt.
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