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French pensioners lose epic battle for chic Paris restaurant

PARIS (AFP) - A court ruled Monday that three French pensioners were not the owners of Fouquet's, an iconic Paris restaurant on the Champs Elysees, in a legal battle that has gone on for half a century.

Restaurant battle over

A court ruled on Monday that three French pensioners were not the owners of Fouquet's, an iconic Paris restaurant on the Champs Elysees, in a legal battle that has gone on for half a century.

Restuarant battle over

A court ruled on Monday that three French pensioners were not the owners of Fouquet's, an iconic Paris restaurant on the Champs Elysees, in a legal battle that has gone on for half a century.

French Court Orders eBay to Pay $61 Million to LVMH

A French court ordered the online auction giant eBay to pay 38.6 million euros, or $61 million, in damages to the French luxury goods company LVMH, in the latest round in a long-running legal battle over the sale of counterfeit goods on the Internet. LVMH, a maker of high-end leather goods, perfumes and other fashion and luxury products, successfully challenged eBay for a second time in the French court, arguing that 90 percent of the Louis Vuitton bags and Dior perfumes sold on eBay are fakes.

French Court To Rule In Luxury Group Case Against eBay

PARIS (AFP)--A Paris court was to decide Monday whether to make eBay pay EUR51 million($80 million) in damages to Louis Vuitton and other French luxury groups for letting fake copies of their goods be auctioned on its Web site.

First stone laid for Louvre's Islamic art gallery

Saudi Arabian Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Bin Abdul aziz Al Saud, front left, and French president Nicolas Sarkozy, front right, places a map of the Louvre museum's future Islamic art department inside its first stone on Wednesday, July 16, 2008 in Paris, during a ceremony marking the launch of the works. In the background, from left to right, Prince Alwaleed bin Talal's wife, Princess Ameera, Spiritual leader of the Shia Imami Ismaili Muslims the Aga Khan and French Culture minister Christine Albanel. Saudi Arabian Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Bin Abdul aziz Al Saud, front left, and French president Nicolas Sarkozy, front right, places a map of the Louvre museum's future Islamic art department inside its first stone on Wednesday, July 16, 2008 in Paris, during a ceremony marking the launch of the works.

French court imposes $61 million damages on eBay for selling counterfeit goods

A French court on Monday ordered the online auction giant eBay to pay €38.6 million, or $61 million, in damages to the French luxury goods company LVMH, in the latest round in a long-running legal battle over the sale of counterfeit goods on the Internet.

French court rules against eBay over luxury fakes

Didier Malka, a lawyer for the French luxury goods company LVMH at the courthouse in Paris on Monday. EBay Inc. lost a second French court ruling over claims the company doesn't do enough to stop the sale of counterfeit goods.

GCDC: Epic's Four Strategies For Winning The Industry 'Arms Race'

GCDC: Epic's Four Strategies For Winning The Industry 'Arms Race' [08.18.08] Epic knows the bar is high for Gears of War 2, especially in an environment that's more competitive than ever -- "an arms race," president Mike Capps calls it, presenting at GCDC Epic's four strategies for winning.

Selling a restaurant investment

I am an operating partner for a chain restaurant here in Houston. I opened the new restaurant two years ago and paid $25,000 to become a partner in the restaurant. I am currently in the process of selling my partnership back to the corporation. How is distribution handled in terms of income and taxes? Is there anything I could do with the distribution that would limit my tax liability?

EBay ordered to pay $61 million over sales of fake goods

PARIS - A French court on Monday ordered the online auction giant eBay to pay 38.6 million euros, or $61 million, in damages to the French luxury goods company LVMH, in the latest round in a long-running legal battle over the sale of counterfeit goods on the Internet.

French court orders eBay to pay damages of $61.6 million to French brands

A commercial court in Paris has upheld a claim against eBay by luxury brands manufacturer group Louis Vuitton Malletier and Christian Dior Couture, ordering eBay to pay damages to the brands totaling €38.8 million, or about $61.6 million, for the sale of counterfeit goods on its site. EBay says it will appeal the decision.

Paris Plans Art Center in Old City Morgue

PARIS—The city of Paris will transform the site of the former city undertaker into a public cultural center, reports Le Monde via Artforum. The approximately 380,000-square-foot complex, at 104 rue d’Aubervilliers in the city’s 19th arrondissement, will be inaugurated on October 11.

EBay Gets Hit By France's Handbag

There's an old joke about the French surrendering to anyone and anything, but one place France never surrenders is in the courtroom where money is involved. If you're a foreign firm doing business in France and your business model rubs an established French business the wrong way, the French court system isn't shy about whacking you with the big stick. EBay is the latest company to take a beating in Paris. They've been ordered to pay LVMH, the maker of luxury brand goods like Louis Vuitton and Christian Dior, $61 million dollars for allowing counterfeit copies to be sold on EBay's auction site. C'est la vie? Non! Cest la guerre!

Parrot(R) Launches Elegant New Designer Collection With Digital Photo Frame Designed by Andree Putman

NEW YORK, July 15 /PRNewswire/ -- As people around the world celebrate Bastille Day, the French national holiday commemorating the start of the French Revolution, Parrot, world leader in wireless mobile telephony devices, has announced a revolution of their own: the convergence of impeccable style, sophistication and technology with a new designer collection. Today, the company introduced the first product in the line, a unique digital photo frame created by internationally acclaimed French designer and interior architect, Andree Putman - the Coco Chanel of French interior design.

Parrot(R) Launches Elegant New Designer Collection With Digital Photo Frame Designed by Andree Putman

NEW YORK, July 15 /PRNewswire/ -- As people around the world celebrate Bastille Day, the French national holiday commemorating the start of the French Revolution, Parrot, world leader in wireless mobile telephony devices, has announced a revolution of their own: the convergence of impeccable style, sophistication and technology with a new designer collection. Today, the company introduced the first product in the line, a unique digital photo frame created by internationally acclaimed French designer and interior architect, Andree Putman - the Coco Chanel of French interior design.

Epic's Capps On EA Partners: 'They Give Us What We Want'

Epic's Capps On EA Partners: 'They Give Us What We Want' [08.15.08] Epic president Mike Capps sat down with Gamasutra to explain why the studio signed its new IP with Electronic Arts and its EA Partners label, explaining of the world's largest publisher: "They give us what we want, checklist-style."

French Luxury Goods Firm Wins Bid on eBay

French luxury product manufacturer LVMH, whose brands include Louis Vuitton, Christian Dior, Kenzo, Mark Jacobs and Donna Karan, has won a €40 million case in the French courts against eBay for failing to prevent the sales of fake perfumes on the auction site. The court also said that eBay had also breached LVMH’s selective distribution agreements on a number of perfume brands. Ebay plans to appeal on both counts, stating that LVMH was operating restrictive practices.

Epic announces Gears of War trilogy of books

Epic Games, Inc. and Del Rey, an imprint of Ballantine Books at the Random House Publishing Group, announced today that Del Rey will publish three novels set in the gritty world of Gears of War video game series. The first novel, Gears of War: The Battle of Aspho Fields, written by Karen Traviss, will go on sale October 28, 2008.

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