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22 June 2010
EBay, the most-visited U.S. e-commerce site, is liable for trademark breaches due to its active involvement in the pre- sale, sale and after-sale processes on its online platform, lawyers for L’Oreal told the European Court of Justice today. EBay uses L’Oreal trademarks as sponsored links to lead users to infringing perfumes and other cosmetics, according to L’Oreal.
— From EBay Liable for Leading Users to Fakes, L'Oreal Says at Bloomberg, with thanks to Emily for the link! For more background, see here and here.
Posted by Robin
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30 November 2009
France’s luxury goods industry won a new victory in its battle with eBay yesterday when the online auctioneer was fined €1.7 million (£1.55 million) for breaching an injunction banning the sale of perfumes and beauty products made by LVMH.
— Read more at LVMH enjoys sweet smell of victory against eBay at the UK Times Online. The other side, according to eBay…
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Posted by Robin
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21 September 2009
A French court on Friday ordered online auction site eBay to pay 80,000 euros (118,000 dollars) to Louis Vuitton for selling fake luxury perfumes, LVMH said.
"The court found that in using key words from certain LVMH brands, eBay had commited several acts of counterfeiting," LVMH said in a statement.
— Read more at EBay fined again for selling fake Louis Vuitton goods online at France 24.
Posted by Robin
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23 May 2009
A British court ruled Friday that Internet marketplace eBay is not liable for bogus beauty products sold on its Web site, dealing a blow to cosmetics company L'Oreal's legal campaign against the online auction giant.
— Read more at EBay wins court fight against L'Oreal in UK at The Guardian. Ebay won a similar case in France earlier this month.
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14 May 2009
A French court on Wednesday rejected a claim from the cosmetics company L’Oréal that the online auctioneer eBay was profiting from sales of counterfeit perfumes. The court said that eBay was making a reasonable effort to keep fake goods off its site.
— From French Court Clears eBay in Selling Fake Goods at the New York Times.
