JUVENTUS FC SCORES LANDMARK WIN FOR A TM INFRINGEMENT CASE IN THE METAVERSE.
By order issued on July 20th, 2022, the Court of Rome has granted an injunction against Blockeras S.r.l. (“Blockerasâ€) the creator of NFTs portraying images of a football player, reproducing without authorization the registered trademarks owned by Italian football team Juventus Football Club S.p.A. (“Juventusâ€). This is the first judgement issued by a European court to date, holding that unauthorized reproduction of third-party trademarks in the form of NFTs is tantamount to infringement.
Juventus is the holder of word trademarks JUVE and JUVENTUS, as well as a figurative trademark consisting of the signature black-and-white jersey with two stars.
