{"id":40252,"date":"2022-11-15T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-11-15T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.iposgoode.ca\/?p=40252"},"modified":"2022-11-15T12:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-11-15T17:00:00","slug":"trademark-law-moves-online-metabirkin-updates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/osgoode\/iposgoode\/2022\/11\/15\/trademark-law-moves-online-metabirkin-updates\/","title":{"rendered":"Trademark Law Moves Online: \u201cMetaBirkin\u201d Updates"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<hr \/>\n<p><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-40065 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.iposgoode.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Nancy-Chen-Headshot.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" \/>Nancy Chen is an IPilogue Writer and a 2L JD\/MBA Candidate at the University of Toronto.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Imagine a Birkin bag \u2013 an iconic, timeless piece that arguably embodies luxury. Now make it digital, cover it in fur and sell it as a non-fungible token (NFT) called \u201cMetaBirkin\u201d for at least <a href=\"https:\/\/metabirkins.com\/\">3.8 Ethereum<\/a> (about $6900 Canadian). Does this count as an artistic expression protected under First Amendment rights of expression and speech, or is it a trademark infringement upon a beloved fashion icon? This is the issue at the core of the ongoing <em><a href=\"https:\/\/s3.documentcloud.org\/documents\/21181175\/hermes-international-vs-mason-rothschild.pdf\">Herm\u00e8s v Mason Rothschild<\/a><\/em> lawsuit.<\/p>\n<h1><strong>Brief Timeline of the Lawsuit<\/strong><\/h1>\n<h2><u>January 14<sup>th<\/sup>, 2022 \u2013 Herm\u00e8s files a complaint<\/u><\/h2>\n<p>Catching wind of the furry MetaBirkin NFTs, Herm\u00e8s filed a trademark infringement and dilution lawsuit against Mason Rothschild, the creator. In their <a href=\"https:\/\/s3.documentcloud.org\/documents\/21181175\/hermes-international-vs-mason-rothschild.pdf\">complaint<\/a>, Herm\u00e8s claims that the label \u201cMetaBirkin\u201d infringes upon their \u201cBIRKIN\u201d trademark and likely causes confusion in the minds of consumers that Rothschild\u2019s products were \u201cauthorized, sponsored, or approved by Herm\u00e8s.\u201d Further details about this initial action can be found in our earlier article <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iposgoode.ca\/2022\/03\/its-not-a-bag-its-a-metabirkin\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><u>February 9<sup>th<\/sup>, 2022 \u2013 Rothschild files motion to dismiss the action<\/u><\/h2>\n<p>Legal counsel for Rothschild maintained that the NFTs constituted protected expression under the test set out in <a href=\"https:\/\/casetext.com\/case\/rogers-v-grimaldi\"><em>Rogers v. Grimaldi<\/em><\/a><em>, <\/em>which held that the use of a famous trademark is protected from trademark infringement if 1) the name is \u201cminimally artistically relevant\u201d to the product and 2) that the use of the trademark does not explicitly mislead consumers as to source or content of the product.<\/p>\n<p>Regarding the first prong, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.schwimmerlegal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/833\/2022\/02\/hermes-def-memo-of-law-iso-mtd.pdf\">Rothschild\u2019s counsel argued<\/a> that the term \u201cMetaBirkin\u201d was minimally artistically relevant to his project of questioning the nature of luxury and value and bringing awareness to the prevalence of animal cruelty in the fashion industry. Regarding the second prong, Rothschild\u2019s counsel pointed to the lack of explicit mention of Herm\u00e8s in the advertising of the NFTs. Rothschild\u2019s counsel further argued that the First Amendment right of speech and expression outweighs the \u201cslight risk\u201d of consumer confusion.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/casetext.com\/case\/hermes-intl-v-rothschild-5\">Herm\u00e8s argued<\/a> that Rothschild\u2019s usage of \u201cMetaBirkin\u201d was akin to a trademark, namely to \u201cbrand a product line, and to attract public attention and signify source.\u201d This form of use is outside the scope of First Amendment protection, making the <em>Rogers<\/em> test inapplicable.<\/p>\n<h2><u>May 18<sup>th<\/sup>, 2022 \u2013 Judge Radkoff denies Rothschild\u2019s motion to dismiss<\/u><\/h2>\n<p>Judge Radkoff found that the <em>Rogers<\/em> test applied because the <a href=\"https:\/\/casetext.com\/case\/hermes-intl-v-rothschild-5\">NFTs could constitute a form of artistic expression<\/a>. Judge Radkoff <a href=\"https:\/\/casetext.com\/case\/hermes-intl-v-rothschild-5\">found<\/a> that \u201c[because] NFTs are simply code pointing to where a digital image is located and authenticating the image, using NFTs to authenticate an image and allow for tradeable subsequent resale and transfer does not make the image a commodity without First Amendment protection.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, the motion was ultimately denied because the Herm\u00e8s had filed adequate evidence (such as Rothschild\u2019s statements in public interviews) to support the allegation that the label was artistically relevant and explicitly misleading to consumers. Rothschild appealed this decision, which was subsequently <a href=\"https:\/\/law.justia.com\/cases\/federal\/district-courts\/new-york\/nysdce\/1:2022cv00384\/573363\/61\/\">dismissed on September 30<sup>th <\/sup>2022.<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><u>October 8<sup>th<\/sup>, 2022 \u2013 Herm\u00e8s files a motion for summary judgement<\/u><\/h2>\n<p>In a newly filed motion, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thefashionlaw.com\/hermes-pushes-for-summary-judgment-in-lawsuit-over-metabirkins-nfts\/\">fashion giant pushes for the application of the <em>Gruner<\/em> test<\/a> instead of the <em>Rogers <\/em>test, which asks: 1) whether the plaintiff\u2019s mark (\u201cBIRKIN\u201d) is entitled to protection and 2) whether the defendant\u2019s use of the mark (\u201cMetaBirkin\u201d) is likely to cause consumer confusion. Herm\u00e8s argues that <em>Gruner <\/em>is the appropriate test given the recent development of \u201cundisputable facts\u201d that pushes the First Amendment considerations out of the question.<\/p>\n<p>The facts that Herm\u00e8s points to include: the similarity between the parties\u2019 marks, evidence of actual confusion amongst consumers, and the fact that both parties are selling the same product, albeit in different universes. Counsel for Herm\u00e8s claims that a summary judgment on the action should be granted due to the clear and undisputed nature of the material facts.<\/p>\n<h1><strong>The Big Picture<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>All eyes are on the court as they navigate this new digital terrain and attempt to balance the freedom rights of creators against the IP rights of consumer brands. As Mr. Dan Bereskin emphasized in his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iposgoode.ca\/2022\/10\/ip-osgoode-speaks-welcomes-dan-bereskin-balancing-freedom-of-expression-with-the-rights-of-ip-owners\/\">IP Osgoode Speaks presentation earlier this year<\/a>, an IP owner\u2019s rights should not go unchecked for fear of imposing a \u201cchilling effect\u201d on artists\u2019 creative freedoms. On the other hand, the metaverse presents a new avenue for trademark infringement that is difficult to police, given the ever-evolving digital landscape. Hopefully, the continuing battle between Herm\u00e8s and Rothschild will provide some guidance about the legal relationship between brands and creators in this new digital world.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2140,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3,60,62],"tags":[52,54,4730,55,57,2951],"class_list":["post-40252","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blogs","category-ip","category-trademarks","tag-hermes-2","tag-metaverse","tag-nancy-chen","tag-nfts","tag-trademark","tag-trademark-infringement"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Trademark Law Moves Online: \u201cMetaBirkin\u201d Updates - IPOsgoode<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/osgoode\/iposgoode\/2022\/11\/15\/trademark-law-moves-online-metabirkin-updates\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Trademark Law Moves Online: \u201cMetaBirkin\u201d Updates - IPOsgoode\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/osgoode\/iposgoode\/2022\/11\/15\/trademark-law-moves-online-metabirkin-updates\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"IPOsgoode\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2022-11-15T17:00:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.iposgoode.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Nancy-Chen-Headshot.jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"ccraig\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"ccraig\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.yorku.ca\\\/osgoode\\\/iposgoode\\\/2022\\\/11\\\/15\\\/trademark-law-moves-online-metabirkin-updates\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.yorku.ca\\\/osgoode\\\/iposgoode\\\/2022\\\/11\\\/15\\\/trademark-law-moves-online-metabirkin-updates\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"ccraig\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.yorku.ca\\\/osgoode\\\/iposgoode\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/09b0ef7189d5a2bd6fef2472e5ea5b94\"},\"headline\":\"Trademark Law Moves Online: \u201cMetaBirkin\u201d Updates\",\"datePublished\":\"2022-11-15T17:00:00+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.yorku.ca\\\/osgoode\\\/iposgoode\\\/2022\\\/11\\\/15\\\/trademark-law-moves-online-metabirkin-updates\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":770,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.yorku.ca\\\/osgoode\\\/iposgoode\\\/2022\\\/11\\\/15\\\/trademark-law-moves-online-metabirkin-updates\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.iposgoode.ca\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/10\\\/Nancy-Chen-Headshot.jpeg\",\"keywords\":[\"Herm\u00e8s\",\"metaverse\",\"Nancy Chen\",\"NFTs\",\"trademark\",\"trademark infringement\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Blogs\",\"IP\",\"Trademarks\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-CA\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.yorku.ca\\\/osgoode\\\/iposgoode\\\/2022\\\/11\\\/15\\\/trademark-law-moves-online-metabirkin-updates\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.yorku.ca\\\/osgoode\\\/iposgoode\\\/2022\\\/11\\\/15\\\/trademark-law-moves-online-metabirkin-updates\\\/\",\"name\":\"Trademark Law Moves Online: \u201cMetaBirkin\u201d Updates - IPOsgoode\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.yorku.ca\\\/osgoode\\\/iposgoode\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.yorku.ca\\\/osgoode\\\/iposgoode\\\/2022\\\/11\\\/15\\\/trademark-law-moves-online-metabirkin-updates\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.yorku.ca\\\/osgoode\\\/iposgoode\\\/2022\\\/11\\\/15\\\/trademark-law-moves-online-metabirkin-updates\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.iposgoode.ca\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/10\\\/Nancy-Chen-Headshot.jpeg\",\"datePublished\":\"2022-11-15T17:00:00+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.yorku.ca\\\/osgoode\\\/iposgoode\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/09b0ef7189d5a2bd6fef2472e5ea5b94\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.yorku.ca\\\/osgoode\\\/iposgoode\\\/2022\\\/11\\\/15\\\/trademark-law-moves-online-metabirkin-updates\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-CA\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.yorku.ca\\\/osgoode\\\/iposgoode\\\/2022\\\/11\\\/15\\\/trademark-law-moves-online-metabirkin-updates\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-CA\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.yorku.ca\\\/osgoode\\\/iposgoode\\\/2022\\\/11\\\/15\\\/trademark-law-moves-online-metabirkin-updates\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.iposgoode.ca\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/10\\\/Nancy-Chen-Headshot.jpeg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.iposgoode.ca\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/10\\\/Nancy-Chen-Headshot.jpeg\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.yorku.ca\\\/osgoode\\\/iposgoode\\\/2022\\\/11\\\/15\\\/trademark-law-moves-online-metabirkin-updates\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.yorku.ca\\\/osgoode\\\/iposgoode\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Trademark Law Moves Online: \u201cMetaBirkin\u201d Updates\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.yorku.ca\\\/osgoode\\\/iposgoode\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.yorku.ca\\\/osgoode\\\/iposgoode\\\/\",\"name\":\"IPOsgoode\",\"description\":\"An Authoritive Leader in IP\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.yorku.ca\\\/osgoode\\\/iposgoode\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-CA\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.yorku.ca\\\/osgoode\\\/iposgoode\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/09b0ef7189d5a2bd6fef2472e5ea5b94\",\"name\":\"ccraig\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-CA\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/4d6461ef50f637a66f0e694df440ca5896971e12de84d604936521b184fec22a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/4d6461ef50f637a66f0e694df440ca5896971e12de84d604936521b184fec22a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/4d6461ef50f637a66f0e694df440ca5896971e12de84d604936521b184fec22a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"ccraig\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.yorku.ca\\\/osgoode\\\/iposgoode\\\/author\\\/ccraig\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Trademark Law Moves Online: \u201cMetaBirkin\u201d Updates - IPOsgoode","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/osgoode\/iposgoode\/2022\/11\/15\/trademark-law-moves-online-metabirkin-updates\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Trademark Law Moves Online: \u201cMetaBirkin\u201d Updates - IPOsgoode","og_url":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/osgoode\/iposgoode\/2022\/11\/15\/trademark-law-moves-online-metabirkin-updates\/","og_site_name":"IPOsgoode","article_published_time":"2022-11-15T17:00:00+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.iposgoode.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Nancy-Chen-Headshot.jpeg","type":"","width":"","height":""}],"author":"ccraig","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"ccraig","Est. reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/osgoode\/iposgoode\/2022\/11\/15\/trademark-law-moves-online-metabirkin-updates\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/osgoode\/iposgoode\/2022\/11\/15\/trademark-law-moves-online-metabirkin-updates\/"},"author":{"name":"ccraig","@id":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/osgoode\/iposgoode\/#\/schema\/person\/09b0ef7189d5a2bd6fef2472e5ea5b94"},"headline":"Trademark Law Moves Online: \u201cMetaBirkin\u201d Updates","datePublished":"2022-11-15T17:00:00+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/osgoode\/iposgoode\/2022\/11\/15\/trademark-law-moves-online-metabirkin-updates\/"},"wordCount":770,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/osgoode\/iposgoode\/2022\/11\/15\/trademark-law-moves-online-metabirkin-updates\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.iposgoode.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Nancy-Chen-Headshot.jpeg","keywords":["Herm\u00e8s","metaverse","Nancy Chen","NFTs","trademark","trademark infringement"],"articleSection":["Blogs","IP","Trademarks"],"inLanguage":"en-CA"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/osgoode\/iposgoode\/2022\/11\/15\/trademark-law-moves-online-metabirkin-updates\/","url":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/osgoode\/iposgoode\/2022\/11\/15\/trademark-law-moves-online-metabirkin-updates\/","name":"Trademark Law Moves Online: \u201cMetaBirkin\u201d Updates - IPOsgoode","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/osgoode\/iposgoode\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/osgoode\/iposgoode\/2022\/11\/15\/trademark-law-moves-online-metabirkin-updates\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/osgoode\/iposgoode\/2022\/11\/15\/trademark-law-moves-online-metabirkin-updates\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.iposgoode.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Nancy-Chen-Headshot.jpeg","datePublished":"2022-11-15T17:00:00+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/osgoode\/iposgoode\/#\/schema\/person\/09b0ef7189d5a2bd6fef2472e5ea5b94"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/osgoode\/iposgoode\/2022\/11\/15\/trademark-law-moves-online-metabirkin-updates\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-CA","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/osgoode\/iposgoode\/2022\/11\/15\/trademark-law-moves-online-metabirkin-updates\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-CA","@id":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/osgoode\/iposgoode\/2022\/11\/15\/trademark-law-moves-online-metabirkin-updates\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.iposgoode.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Nancy-Chen-Headshot.jpeg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.iposgoode.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Nancy-Chen-Headshot.jpeg"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/osgoode\/iposgoode\/2022\/11\/15\/trademark-law-moves-online-metabirkin-updates\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/osgoode\/iposgoode\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Trademark Law Moves Online: \u201cMetaBirkin\u201d Updates"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/osgoode\/iposgoode\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/osgoode\/iposgoode\/","name":"IPOsgoode","description":"An Authoritive Leader in IP","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/osgoode\/iposgoode\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-CA"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/osgoode\/iposgoode\/#\/schema\/person\/09b0ef7189d5a2bd6fef2472e5ea5b94","name":"ccraig","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-CA","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4d6461ef50f637a66f0e694df440ca5896971e12de84d604936521b184fec22a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4d6461ef50f637a66f0e694df440ca5896971e12de84d604936521b184fec22a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4d6461ef50f637a66f0e694df440ca5896971e12de84d604936521b184fec22a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"ccraig"},"url":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/osgoode\/iposgoode\/author\/ccraig\/"}]}},"taxonomy_info":{"category":[{"value":3,"label":"Blogs"},{"value":60,"label":"IP"},{"value":62,"label":"Trademarks"}],"post_tag":[{"value":52,"label":"Herm\u00e8s"},{"value":54,"label":"metaverse"},{"value":4730,"label":"Nancy Chen"},{"value":55,"label":"NFTs"},{"value":57,"label":"trademark"},{"value":2951,"label":"trademark infringement"}]},"featured_image_src_large":false,"author_info":{"display_name":"ccraig","author_link":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/osgoode\/iposgoode\/author\/ccraig\/"},"comment_info":"","category_info":[{"term_id":3,"name":"Blogs","slug":"blogs","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":3,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":0,"count":853,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":3,"category_count":853,"category_description":"","cat_name":"Blogs","category_nicename":"blogs","category_parent":0},{"term_id":60,"name":"IP","slug":"ip","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":60,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":0,"count":1229,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":60,"category_count":1229,"category_description":"","cat_name":"IP","category_nicename":"ip","category_parent":0},{"term_id":62,"name":"Trademarks","slug":"trademarks","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":62,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":0,"count":416,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":62,"category_count":416,"category_description":"","cat_name":"Trademarks","category_nicename":"trademarks","category_parent":0}],"tag_info":[{"term_id":52,"name":"Herm\u00e8s","slug":"hermes-2","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":52,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":5,"filter":"raw"},{"term_id":54,"name":"metaverse","slug":"metaverse","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":54,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":5,"filter":"raw"},{"term_id":4730,"name":"Nancy Chen","slug":"nancy-chen","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":4730,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":5,"filter":"raw"},{"term_id":55,"name":"NFTs","slug":"nfts","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":55,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":10,"filter":"raw"},{"term_id":57,"name":"trademark","slug":"trademark","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":57,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":93,"filter":"raw"},{"term_id":2951,"name":"trademark infringement","slug":"trademark-infringement","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":2951,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":17,"filter":"raw"}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/osgoode\/iposgoode\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40252","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/osgoode\/iposgoode\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/osgoode\/iposgoode\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/osgoode\/iposgoode\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2140"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/osgoode\/iposgoode\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40252"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/osgoode\/iposgoode\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40252\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/osgoode\/iposgoode\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40252"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/osgoode\/iposgoode\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40252"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/osgoode\/iposgoode\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40252"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}