# Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT creators awarded nearly $1.6m in trademark infringement lawsuit

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/bored-ape-yacht-club-nft-creators-awarded-nearly-1-6m-in-trademark-infringement-lawsuit/
- Published: 2023-11-04T10:00:48-05:00
- Author: Curated by Theresa Wysocki

Image caption: Bored Ape Yacht Club NFTs for sale on the platform Open Sea Screenshot via opensea.io. Article by Torey Akers. The Art Newspaper – October 31, 2023. Yuga Labs, the company behind the NFT (non fungible token) collection Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC), has scored a legal victory against artists Ryder Ripps and Jeremy Cahen. In an order issued 25 October in the District Court of Central California, judge John Walter awarded Yuga Labs $1.3m, concluding that the firm was entitled to a disgorgement of the defendant’s profits. […] Click here to view original web page at www.theartnewspaper.com