01 December 2009
eBay fined in France again - updated
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.
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