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Posted on June 2, 2021 Counterfeiting & Piracy Trademarks and trademark law

eBay wins Tiffany case

Reuters reports that Tiffany’s gamble has not paid off: EBay Inc scored a major legal victory on Monday, when a federal judge ruled that Tiffany... Read more

Posted on May 28, 2021 Counterfeiting & Piracy Fashion Law Internet Law

Best of 2010: Forget breakfast — eBay eats Tiffany’s lunch

The Second Circuit, unsurprisingly according to most commentators, has affirmed the decision of the Southern District of New York refusing to find eBay liable for... Read more

Posted on May 28, 2021 Internet Law Trademarks and trademark law

“Just taking orders” doesn’t cut it for eBay in Germany

eBay evidently got rocked by Rolex* in its German litigation this year, and we may never have heard about it if not for a securities... Read more

Posted on May 25, 2021 Counterfeiting & Piracy

Best of 2011: Poor eBay!

First posted April 27, 2011.News item: eBay Beats The Street; Revenue Up 16 Percent To $2.5B; Net Income Up 12 Percent eBay just reported first quarter... Read more

Posted on May 24, 2021 Secondary Liability

eBay appeal: The gang’$ all here

Eric Krangel reports that Amazon and Google join in on the Tiffany v. eBay appeal: It’s not hard to see where the interest is coming... Read more

Posted on April 13, 2021May 25, 2021 Secondary Liability

Forget breakfast — eBay eats Tiffany’s lunch

Something about a judge loves a fence, I guess--and not only fences like eBay. Read more

Posted on September 25, 2020 Counterfeiting & Piracy

Poor eBay!

News item: eBay Beats The Street; Revenue Up 16 Percent To $2.5B; Net Income Up 12 Percent eBay just reported first quarter earnings today posting revenue of... Read more

Posted on June 17, 2019 Free Expression

eBay beats the gripe rap

Eric Goldman reports on a California case that holds eBay not liable for bum feedback: This risk of liability is the dark side of the... Read more

Posted on March 26, 2019 Fashion Law

Best of 2014: Lady calls me up…

Originally posted on February 27, 2014. Did you ever wonder what happened in the Val Colbert declaratory judgment action against Chanel?  Yeah, I forgot about... Read more

Posted on March 20, 2015 Counterfeiting & Piracy

Best of 2011: Poor eBay!

First posted April 27, 2011. News item: eBay Beats The Street; Revenue Up 16 Percent To $2.5B; Net Income Up 12 Percent eBay just reported first... Read more

Posted on February 27, 2014March 26, 2015 Fashion Law

Lady calls me up…

Did you ever wonder what happened in the Val Colbert declaratory judgment action against Chanel?  Yeah, I forgot about it too, and evidently I was... Read more

Posted on April 2, 2010April 9, 2010 Counterfeiting & Piracy Internet Law

Home cookin’ a la mode, with a most undeserving dessert

From the WSJ Law Blog: A French court today cracked down on counterfeits — and an outlet that sells them — ordering eBay to pay... Read more

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The question of whether consumers are likely to be confused is the signal inquiry that determines if a trademark infringement claim is valid. I write here about trademark law, copyright law, brands, free speech (mostly as it relates to the Internet and social media). That may sound like a lot, but it's just a blog.

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