One of the founders of the boring ape golf driving range (BAYC) imitating NFT series RR/BAYC has submitted a notice to boycott 10 trademark applications from YUGA Labs.

The move marks a strange turning point in ongoing intellectual property disputes between Yua Labs, the founder of BAYC, and Ryder Ripps and Jeremy Cahen, the founders of RR/BAYC.

Strauss-Kahn submitted a boycott notice to the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO's) Trademark trial and Litigation Association on February 9. At the time of writing, the boycotts of all trademark applications are "undetermined" at this stage.

Trademark applications for YUGA Labs are usually submitted in the second half of 2021. They include a range of BAYC symbols, works of art and brands that may be used for digital products, such as works of art based on unchangeable dynamic password (NFT), buying and selling cards and virtual reality smart wearable devices.

The document also lists the potential of BAYC's tangible products, including clothing, jewelry, watches and keychain pendants, as well as entertainment services such as mobile games, televisions and music.

In an interview with Bloomberg Law on Feb. 11, a Yua Labs spokesman played down the chances of success in Mr Strauss-Kahn's boycott and hinted that the move was just another attempt to stumble companies.

The State Trademark Office has initially approved the trademark application of YUGA Lab, and it is expected that these people will grant it in all respects at the right time, adding:

"Jeremy Strauss-Kahn's lawsuit was just to distract attention from the real problem at the moment, and he infringed on Yuga's patent."

In the briefing, Mr Strauss-Kahn gave a long list of "reasons" for boycotting Yuga's laboratory. In particular, Mr Strauss-Kahn claimed that because BAYC NFT gave "full control" of digital image processing to users, the company "chose to give up"all control" over some logos and art customizations.

He claims that YUGA Labs is not a reasonable and legitimate user of special skull customization, as the company is reported to have handed over control to the ApeCoin decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO) in March 2022.

In addition, Strauss-Kahn made up lies, and Yua Labs could not give the "reasonable and legally applied" trademark "sincerity" in the filing, because under federal law, NFTs should apply for registration and be classified as securities.

As early as June 2022, YUGA Labs, the creator of BAYC, sued digital artists Jing Dong Rippes and Dominique Strauss-Kahn for using BAYC images in the RR/BAYC version. The company also claimed that the two of them intended to "use YUGA labs to defraud consumers" to buy his fake NFT.

Mr Strauss-Kahn's move comes just three days after Yua Labs overcame another lawsuit against RR/BAYC or smart contract developer Thomas Lehman.

As part of the settlement, Lehman Brothers largely agreed to a permanent ban on him from participating in all "confusing proximity" projects related to BAYC. In an announcement, Lehman Brothers also kept its distance from Jing Dong Rip and Strauss-Kahn.