eBay fined in France again - updated
01 December 2009
Fionn O'Raghallaigh, London
A Paris court has ordered eBay to pay €1.7 million ($2.6 million) to Louis Vuitton owner LVMH for failing to enforce an injunction barring the sale of LVMH products on eBay in France
The fine consists of two periodic payments of €850,000. One relates to use of LVMH's perfume trade marks, the other to the use of announcements selling infringing LVMH goods.
The court found that eBay's efforts to prevent both issues were insufficient, despite the auction site employing 87 people for this task.
Speaking to Managing IP, Simmons & Simmons Paris partner Florence Guthfreund-Roland described the decision as a psychological victory for...
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