Bored Ape Yacht Club’s (BAYC) wolf skull logo has reportedly been trademarked without approval or licencing, according to a recent Twitter post.
In a tweet from @Jdotcolombo, BAYC allegedly lifted the artwork from a company’s initial design for illustration tutorials. The firm, Easy Drawing Guides, created the “easy step-by-step drawing tutorial.”
The BAYC Kennel Club launched its collection of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) in June 2021 and trademarked the design as its intellectual property (IP), triggering backlash from Easy Drawing Guides.
In a tweet, the company said: “Thanks for bringing this up @Jdotcolombo. @yugalabs doesn’t have a license to the wolf skull drawing. The intellectual property rights for the drawing belong to Easy Drawing Guides as it’s our original drawing and protected by our Terms and Conditions.”
Shortly after the incident, Yuga Labs co-founder Greg Solano tweeted that Yuga Labs had commissioned a freelancer for the design.
The exec added that he had reached out to the freelancer and Easy Drawing Tutorials to investigate the matter further while also promising to remove the logo in due course.
Bored Ape Yacht Club’s (BAYC) wolf skull logo has reportedly been trademarked without approval or licencing, according to a recent Twitter post.
In a tweet from @Jdotcolombo, BAYC allegedly lifted the artwork from a company’s initial design for illustration tutorials. The firm, Easy Drawing Guides, created the “easy step-by-step drawing tutorial.”
The BAYC Kennel Club launched its collection of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) in June 2021 and trademarked the design as its intellectual property (IP), triggering backlash from Easy Drawing Guides.
In a tweet, the company said: “Thanks for bringing this up @Jdotcolombo. @yugalabs doesn’t have a license to the wolf skull drawing. The intellectual property rights for the drawing belong to Easy Drawing Guides as it’s our original drawing and protected by our Terms and Conditions.”
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.
Shortly after the incident, Yuga Labs co-founder Greg Solano tweeted that Yuga Labs had commissioned a freelancer for the design.
The exec added that he had reached out to the freelancer and Easy Drawing Tutorials to investigate the matter further while also promising to remove the logo in due course.
