1 June 2010Trademarks

eBay not liable for fakes, says US Court of Appeals

Online auction company eBay does not infringe Tiffany’s trademarks when it hosts auctions of counterfeit goods, the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled in April.

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