Yuga Labs Accused Of IP Theft
The iconic wolf skull logo of Yuga Labs’ premier NFT collection, Bored Ape Yacht Club, was allegedly illegally trademarked without proper licences. The image was created by a company that specialises in drawing tutorials for children and beginners.
@Jdotcolombo, a crypto Twitter user and NFT artist, discovered a post from April 5, 2021, in which Easy Drawing Guides advertised “an easy step-by-step drawing tutorial” for a wolf skull.
The company’s art closely resembled BAYC’s official logo, which raised initial suspicions of wrongdoing, given that BAYC’s Kennel Club collectibles debuted on June 17, 2021.
Easy Drawing Guides responded to the commotion to confirm that Yuga Labs had no license to use the wolf skull drawing. Taking things one step further, Yuga Labs trademarked the unlicensed logo as its own.
On the one hand, BAYC supporters believe that no intellectual property was breached in using the logo; however, most agree that Easy Drawing Guides is entitled to some serious compensation.
(With inputs from Shikha Singh)
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