ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, software development giant Oracle has once again sued cryptocurrency startup Crypto Oracle LLC and its owner Louis Kerner in a federal court in California, claiming they have infringed its trademark and ignored a previous legal agreement.The software giant initially filed a lawsuit against the crypto company in 2019, accusing it of "using Oracle's trademark as part of its 'Crypto Oracle' brand and marketing cryptocurrency-related services to Oracle's own customers and users." The two companies reached a confidential settlement, and the court issued a permanent injunction in 2020, prohibiting Crypto Oracle from using the name "Crypto Oracle" or any variations of the Oracle trademark.However, Oracle now claims that Crypto Oracle and Kerner have resumed using the "Crypto Oracle" name and brand, launched new businesses, maintained infringing domain names, and hosted events under the "Crypto Oracle Collective" brand, violating the settlement agreement and court injunction. Oracle accuses the defendants of trademark infringement, unfair competition, dilution of its trademark rights, domain name squatting, breach of the settlement agreement, and civil contempt of court.

ChainCatcher news, the High Court of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region has made an important ruling in the intellectual property lawsuit between X-SPOT GLOBAL LIMITED (plaintiff) and Huobi Global Limited (defendant). The plaintiff X-SPOT GLOBAL LIMITED successfully applied for a temporary injunction against the defendant to prevent the latter from using the "火幣" or "Huobi" trademark or any confusingly similar names or logos in Hong Kong during the litigation proceedings. The core issue of the case revolves around the trademark rights held by the plaintiff. The Hong Kong High Court ruled that the plaintiff's trademark rights should be protected, and the defendant's actions constituted an infringement of the plaintiff's trademark rights.Previously, it was reported that X-Spot Limited, controlled by Li Lin, filed a lawsuit against Huobi Global Limited for trademark infringement in the High Court of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region in June this year. The lawsuit stated that X-Spot Limited has always retained exclusive rights to the "火币" trademark, and Huobi Global Limited has been using the trademark without authorization from X-Spot. When the original shareholders transferred their shares in Huobi Global to About Capital Management, they explicitly agreed to retain the exclusive rights to the "火币" trademark and ensured that these rights would not be transferred to the buyer or Huobi. The equity transfer and asset delivery agreement between the parties clearly stipulated that the buyer is prohibited from using the "火币" trademark and brand.

ChainCatcher news, according to a statement from Yuga Labs, a U.S. district court has ruled that Ryder Ripps and Jeremy Cahen infringed on Yuga Labs' intellectual property. The two have been ordered to cease all sales and marketing, must pay $1.575 million in damages, Yuga's attorney fees, transfer fees, and relinquish related online assets.Previously reported, in June 2022, Yuga Labs filed a lawsuit against California artist Ryder Ripps and Not Larva Labs founder Jeremy Cahen, accusing them of copying and selling the Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) series NFTs (anti-RR/BAYC) and disparaging its original products.

ChainCatcher news, according to Blockworks, the American supermarket chain Trader Joe's filed a lawsuit against the decentralized exchange Trader Joe last week, accusing it of infringing federal trademark rights.According to the documents, the co-founder of the crypto platform is Cheng Chieh Liu, who registered the disputed domain name traderjoexyz.com. The supermarket chain alleges that they deliberately chose a name similar to that of the supermarket. The chain's lawyer stated that the DEX created a narrative around the fictional "Trader Joe's," closely related to the supermarket's brand. They further questioned the cryptocurrency company's logo, which features an image of "Trader Joe" wearing a red hat, a color that is prominent in the grocery chain's branding.Trader Joe's supermarket chain is requesting the court to issue an order forcing the cryptocurrency company to cease using variations of its name in its business operations. It is also seeking ownership of the relevant domain names and additional damages determined through legal proceedings.

ChainCatcher news, according to reports from Wu, X-Spot Limited, controlled by Li Lin, has filed a trademark infringement lawsuit against Huobi Global Limited today in the High Court of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. The lawsuit claims that X-Spot Limited has always retained exclusive rights to the "Huobi" trademark, and Huobi has been using the trademark without authorization from X-Spot.It is reported that when the original shareholders transferred their shares of Huobi Global to About Capital Management, they explicitly agreed to retain exclusive rights to the "Huobi" trademark and ensured that these rights would not be transferred to the buyer or Huobi. The equity transfer and asset delivery agreement between the parties clearly stipulates that the buyer is prohibited from using the "Huobi" trademark and brand. (source link)

ChainCatcher news, Hermès' trademark infringement case against digital artist Mason Rothschild regarding NFTs will go to trial on January 30. Hermès filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York a year ago, claiming that the "MetaBirkin" NFTs launched and sold by Mason Rothschild violate trademark law, as the related NFT digital images are based on Hermès' most iconic Birkin handbag. (Bloomberg)