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03 July 2008

French eBay verdict means boost for brand owners

Eklavya Gupte, London

eBay will be a likely target for brand owners after a French court fined the online auction site nearly €40 million for allowing counterfeit LVMH goods to be sold on its website

The Tribunal de Commerce in Paris ruled on June 30 that eBay was at “a serious fault” by failing to keep counterfeit goods off their site, especially the Louis Vuitton and Christian Dior bags.

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