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Settlement Ends RR/BAYC NFT Dispute Over Bored Ape Yacht Club Parody Claims

Settlement Ends RR/BAYC NFT Dispute Over Bored Ape Yacht Club Parody Claims

Court filings show Yuga Labs, Ryder Ripps, and Jeremy Cahen resolved the long-running BAYC trademark dispute, with Ripps barred from future use of Yuga Labs brand visuals and trademarks.

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The claim is that a settlement ended the RR/BAYC NFT dispute over Bored Ape Yacht Club parody/copycat allegations and avoided trial. The fetched CoinDesk article, "Yuga Labs settles Bored Ape NFT lawsuit, ending fight over alleged copycat tokens," directly states that Yuga Labs settled with Ryder Ripps and Jeremy Cahen, that the settlement avoids a trial, and that it ends the dispute over RR/BAYC NFTs. The Debevoise article, "Key Trademark Developments in 2025—and Areas to Watch in 2026," independently corroborates the existence and legal nature of the Yuga Labs v. Ripps RR/BAYC dispute. Search results also surfaced the CourtListener docket for Yuga Labs, Inc. v. Ripps indicating a settlement-conference result, but I could not fetch it here, so that corroboration remains unvalidated. Because the central statement is directly supported by a fetched report and aligns with corroborating legal-context evidence, it is likely true, though confidence is limited by lack of a fetched court filing and failed X-link fetches.
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Summary

Yuga Labs has settled its long-running trademark dispute with Ryder Ripps and Jeremy Cahen over RR/BAYC NFTs tied to Bored Ape Yacht Club. Court filings said the claims were resolved, though the settlement terms were not disclosed. As part of the resolution, Ripps is barred from using Yuga Labs’ brand visuals and trademarks in the future. The agreement closes litigation that began in 2022 and ends the case without a trial.

Terms & Concepts
  • NFT: A non-fungible token is a blockchain-based digital asset that represents ownership of a unique item or collectible.
  • Bored Ape Yacht Club: A well-known NFT collection created by Yuga Labs that became a major brand in the digital collectibles market.