{"id":25219,"date":"2022-07-14T14:55:23","date_gmt":"2022-07-14T13:55:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pley2win.com\/metaverse\/ryder-ripps-and-paulys-lawyer-for-the-bayc-case-may-surprise-you\/"},"modified":"2022-07-14T14:55:23","modified_gmt":"2022-07-14T13:55:23","slug":"ryder-ripps-and-paulys-lawyer-for-the-bayc-case-may-surprise-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pley2win.com\/?p=25219","title":{"rendered":"Ryder Ripps and Pauly’s Lawyer For The BAYC Case May Surprise You"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Ryder Ripps and Pauly revealed their lawyers representing them in the BAYC case: WilmerHale\u2019s Alfred Steiner and Louis Tompros. The duo has been involved in other NFT-related lawsuits, including Matt Furie\u2019s Pepe case. Together, the team will continue their controversial NFT BAYC court case against Yuga Labs.<\/p>\n

\"image — Ryder Ripps just revealed his two lawyers ready to fight in court against Yuga Labs in the BAYC case. Credit: OpenSea<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Who are Ryder Ripps\u2019 lawyers for the BAYC case?<\/h2>\n
On July 13th, Ryder Ripps tweeted a press release<\/a> of the new lawyers to represent him and Pauly in the controversial BAYC case. The lead counsel is none other than Louis Tompros from the WilmerHale firm. Surprisingly, he had recently represented Matt Furie, who created Pepe The Frog, in his NFT-related copyright cases. Tompros is a Harvard graduate with experience in deepfakes, copyright laws, and memes.<\/p>\n
Accordingly, Tompros\u2019 co-counsel in court is Alfred Steiner from the Meister & Steiner firm. Steiner, who also graduated from Harvard, has over 20 years of experience in intellectual property and copyright niches.<\/p>\n
Together, the two attorneys will represent Ryder Ripps and Pauly in their BAYC case against Yuga Labs.<\/p>\n
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Ryder Ripps shared a press release of the new lawyers representing him and Pauly against Yuga Labs in the BAYC case. Credit: Twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Why is Yuga Labs against the RRBAYC NFT collection?<\/h2>\n
The Ryder Ripps BAYC (RRBAYC) NFT collection is part of Ripps\u2019 stance against the original Bored Ape Yacht Club holders. Basically, he has been minting BAYC collectibles under a new collection. However, he uses the same Bored Ape characters \u2013 all part of his protest against the OG BAYC. You can read more about his plan right here.<\/p>\n
Moving forward, Yuga Labs filed a lawsuit against Ryder Ripps for \u201ctrademark infringement, unjust enrichment, and false advertising\u201d. To clarify, Yuga Labs accused Ripps of using their trademarks unjustly.<\/p>\n
Right now, Ryder Ripps seems ready to fight back with his two new attorneys. While we wait for the BAYC case to unfold, you can read get an insight in our post here.<\/p>\n
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