Posts Tagged ‘lawsuit’
Another Case Dismissed: Belgians first to rule on L’Oreal’s claims against eBay
Tuesday, August 12th, 2008
The Belgian Tribunal de Commerce has dismissed all claims by L’Oreal (Lancome Parfums et Beaute) brought against eBay regarding, among other things, the sale of counterfeit L’Oreal cosmetics and perfume products online. L’Oreal initiated legal action in the courts of France, Belgium, Germany, Great Britain and Spain in 2007. The Belgian dismissal is the first [...]
Tiffany Appeals Court Decision
Monday, August 11th, 2008
Today, Tiffany & Co. announced that it is appealing the July 14, 2008 decision by a U.S. District Court Judge for the Southern District of New York that ruled eBay acted reasonably and responsibly to identify and expose the sale of counterfeit goods on the site.
Tiffany announced its intention to appeal the court’s ruling [...]
UPDATED: eBay Wins Tiffany Court Case
Monday, July 14th, 2008
It appears that the court has rejected Tiffany’s lawsuit against eBay. Tiffany had argued in the lawsuit that eBay should be held liable for trademark infringement on the basis that significant volumes of silver jewelry merchandise that Tiffany contends are counterfeit have been made available for sale on eBay’s website. As a matter [...]
eBay Vows to Fight Following Overreach by LVMH
Monday, June 30th, 2008
Earlier today, the Tribunal de Commerce in Paris, France ordered eBay to pay 38.6 million euros ($61 million) in damages to the French luxury goods company Louis Vuitton (LVMH), regarding the sale of counterfeits online.
The ruling stems from a lawsuit filed by LVMH back in the Fall of 2006. Since that time eBay has invested [...]
Online Classified Information
Friday, May 23rd, 2008
There has been a lot of discussion over the past few weeks about the redacted complaint made public by eBay regarding its lawsuit with Craigslist and, more recently, with Craigslist’s lawsuit with eBay filed last week. I have been approached by a number of Ink readers and employees at eBay asking me why I have [...]
