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French court set to rule on landmark LVMH v eBay case

LVMH, the owner of luxury brands such as Louis Vuitton and Christian Dior, has launched a $A33 million law suit against eBay. LVMH claims that eBay is being tardy when it comes to ensuring that products promoted on its site as being LMVH brands are genuine. LMVH alleges that 90 per cent of the 450,000 products labelled as being either Louis Vuitton or Christian Dior and offered for sale on eBay in the second quarter of 2006 were fakes. The French court is due to hand down its decision on LMVH's suit on 30 June 2008

eBay Told To Dump Dior

A French court ruled July 11 that eBay must remove listings for LVMH perfumes while it appeals a $61 million decision in favor of the luxury brand manufacturer.

eBay pays out to Louis Vuitton

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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.

French Court Orders eBay to Pay Luxury Goods Giant $63 million

A quick search on eBay of "Louis Vuitton" brings up 3052 items; type in "Christian Dior" and you'll get about 3205 options. The goods include dust bags and diamond encrusted watches with prices ranging from single digits to thousands of dollars. The online auction site offers consumers a seemingly endless market place for both luxury goods, and, according to a Paris court ruling, knock-offs.

eBay fined $61M in furor over fake goods

A French court has fined eBay US$61 million for allowing the sale of Louis Vuitton Malletier and Christian Dior Couture counterfeit goods on its Web site, the luxury goods company LVMH said Monday.

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.

eBay found guilty of 'gross misconduct' towards LVMH in landmark counterfeit ruling - 01/07/08

FRANCE. In an important blow for brand protection, the commercial court in Paris yesterday upheld a claim made by Louis Vuitton Malletier and Christian Dior Couture against online e-commerce giant eBay.

EBay Found Guilty of Gross Misconduct towards the LVMH Group

PARIS-- (BUSINESS WIRE) -- The commercial court in Paris has, in a ruling announced today, upheld a claim made by Louis Vuitton Malletier and Christian Dior Couture against eBay.

Fake Vuittons cost eBay real money

Online auction service eBay has been ordered by a French court to pay $63 million to French fashion company Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton (LVMH), the company responsible for making Louis Vuitton and Dior branded handbags and perfume.

Fake Vuittons cost eBay real money

Online auction service eBay has been ordered by a French court to pay $63 million to French fashion company Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton (LVMH), the company responsible for making Louis Vuitton and Dior branded handbags and perfume.

eBay veroordeeld tot het betalen van 40 miljoen euro

Na twee jaar onderzoek en het bekijken van duizenden bewijsstukken heeft de handelsrechtbank van Parijs haar vonnis geveld: eBay moet 40 M€ schadevergoeding en interesten betalen aan zes merken van de luxegroep LVMH (Vuitton, Dior en vier bekende parfummerken).

eBay fined $63 million over knock-offs

The French courts have opened a can of worms for eBay by ordering them to pay fashion giant LVMH $61 million for failing to do enough to prevent cheap imitations of Luis Vuitton and Christian Dior goods being sold on the site.

EBay Gets Buffeted in Europe

Doing business may get a lot harder for eBay (EBAY). A Parisian court has ordered the e-commerce giant to pay $61 million to luxury goods manufacturer LVMH (LVMH.PA), the firm behind the Louis Vuitton and Christian Dior brands, for failing to prevent the sale of counterfeit goods on eBay's French site. The decision, handed down June 30, is the third in the past two years from a European court rejecting eBay's argument that it shouldn't be held responsible for users selling illegal knockoffs. "This decision represents an important step in protecting brands and products against parasitic practices," LVMH said in a statement.

EBay Gets Buffeted in Europe

Doing business may get a lot harder for eBay (EBAY). A Parisian court has ordered the e-commerce giant to pay $61 million to luxury goods manufacturer LVMH (LVMH.PA), the firm behind the Louis Vuitton and Christian Dior brands, for failing to prevent the sale of counterfeit goods on eBay's French site. The decision, handed down June 30, is the third in the past two years from a European court rejecting eBay's argument that it shouldn't be held responsible for users selling illegal knockoffs. "This decision represents an important step in protecting brands and products against parasitic practices," LVMH said in a statement.

Marketing Daily: $63 Million Ouch For Ebay: Court Sides With Louis Vuitton

LVMH, the luxury goods company, says that a commercial court in Paris has upheld its claim against eBay, ordering the online retailer to pay the equivalent of $63 million to Vuitton for counterfeit leather goods, and LVMH's Christian Dior unit for unlawful sales of fragrances.

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eBay Must Ban LVMH Designer Items

The LVMH Group issued a press release on Friday announcing the Paris Court of Appeal's decision to confirm the charges against eBay of the Paris Commercial Court. The French Commercial Court had ordered eBay to pay almost 40 million euros to LVMH for "negligence" and "illicit sales" over the sale of counterfeit goods on its online auction site. Through an injunction, the court also ordered eBay to cease selling perfumes and cosmetics bearing the Dior, Guerlain, Givenchy and Kenzo brand names, failing which eBay would incur penalty payments of Euro 50,000 per day. The Commercial Court had also ruled that eBay should prevent its members from using those brand names.

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.

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!

Verdict Against eBay in Counterfeit Suit Leaves Consumers Reeling

NEW YORK, JUNE 5 /PRNewswire/ -- A growing number of U.S. and European court cases regarding the sale of counterfeit luxury products has brought attention to the very real problem consumers face when purchasing online. Portero.com, one of the only online auction marketplaces that authenticates branded luxury products, estimates that as much as $15 billion, or ten percent of the branded luxury goods sold globally, are counterfeit. The verdict handed down by a French court ruled that eBay sold counterfeit items and is therefore liable for damages to French luxury group Hermes. This is the first verdict in a series of lawsuits brought against eBay by such iconic brands as Christian Dior Couture, Louis Vuitton and Tiffany & Co.

Verdict Against eBay in Counterfeit Suit Leaves Consumers Reeling

NEW YORK, JUNE 5 /PRNewswire/ -- A growing number of U.S. and European court cases regarding the sale of counterfeit luxury products has brought attention to the very real problem consumers face when purchasing online. Portero.com, one of the only online auction marketplaces that authenticates branded luxury products, estimates that as much as $15 billion, or ten percent of the branded luxury goods sold globally, are counterfeit. The verdict handed down by a French court ruled that eBay sold counterfeit items and is therefore liable for damages to French luxury group Hermes. This is the first verdict in a series of lawsuits brought against eBay by such iconic brands as Christian Dior Couture, Louis Vuitton and Tiffany & Co.

Verdict Against eBay in Counterfeit Suit Leaves Consumers Reeling

NEW YORK, JUNE 5 /PRNewswire/ -- A growing number of U.S. and European court cases regarding the sale of counterfeit luxury products has brought attention to the very real problem consumers face when purchasing online. Portero.com, one of the only online auction marketplaces that authenticates branded luxury products, estimates that as much as $15 billion, or ten percent of the branded luxury goods sold globally, are counterfeit. The verdict handed down by a French court ruled that eBay sold counterfeit items and is therefore liable for damages to French luxury group Hermes. This is the first verdict in a series of lawsuits brought against eBay by such iconic brands as Christian Dior Couture, Louis Vuitton and Tiffany & Co.

Verdict Against eBay in Counterfeit Suit Leaves Consumers Reeling

NEW YORK, JUNE 5 /PRNewswire/ -- A growing number of U.S. and European court cases regarding the sale of counterfeit luxury products has brought attention to the very real problem consumers face when purchasing online. Portero.com, one of the only online auction marketplaces that authenticates branded luxury products, estimates that as much as $15 billion, or ten percent of the branded luxury goods sold globally, are counterfeit. The verdict handed down by a French court ruled that eBay sold counterfeit items and is therefore liable for damages to French luxury group Hermes. This is the first verdict in a series of lawsuits brought against eBay by such iconic brands as Christian Dior Couture, Louis Vuitton and Tiffany & Co.

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