Intellectual Property Law

EBay wins key French ruling on L'Oreal fakes
Ebay won an important legal victory today when a French court said the online auction house had sufficient measures in place to prevent sales of counterfeit versions of L?Oreal perfumes.

eBay wins L’Oréal counterfeiting case in Belgium
eBAY (EBAY) has now improved its record to 2-3 in its court battles over the crucial e-commerce question that is now being litigated around the world: Does the Internet auction-site  facilitate the sale of counterfeit goods by failing to more actively police its site? In a case brought by L’Oréal  Group, the Belgian Tribunal de Commerce [...

eBay not liable for fakes in France
Several sources are reporting that a French court refused to hold eBay responsible for counterfeit L’Oreal products sold on its site.  That is contrary to earlier French cases - but consistent with the North American position...

Is eBay complying with the French court order
Though eBay (EBAY) is still basking in its recent victory in Manhattan federal court — where a district judge Monday rejected Tiffany’s (TIF) attempts to hold it responsible for counterfeit sales of “Tiffany” silver jewelry — I need to crash the party with a ticklish question...

Vive LeBay! Online Retailer Wins Fake-Goods Case in France
A French court gave eBay a win on Wednesday when it ruled that eBay can't be held legally accountable for the sale of counterfeit L'Oréal goods on its Web site in France.

eBay not liable for L'Oreal fakes sold in UK
Ebay won another important legal victory this morning when the High Court ruled the internet auction group is not legally accountable for the sale of counterfeit L?Oreal cosmetics on its UK website.

Asurion Recalls Counterfeit BlackBerry-branded Batteries
Asurion Recalls Counterfeit BlackBerry-branded Batteries

Specialty Lamp International
Recalls Counterfeit Circuit Breakers

Ebay Fined
French Court Sets Fine at $61 Million

Female Sales Reps Win Gender Case Against Novartis
Female Sales Reps Win Gender Case Against Novartis

eBay and PayPal Inc
Class Action Settlement Preliminarily Approved

Buy it Now
eBay Inc. to pay MercExchange $30 million patent infringement settlement.