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Tag: eBay

Poor eBay!

Posted on September 25, 2020 by Ron Coleman

Originally posted 2011-04-27 17:02:13. Republished by Blog Post PromoterNews item: eBay Beats The Street; Revenue Up 16 Percent To $2.5B; Net Income Up 12 Percent eBay […]

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Counterfeiting & Piracy

eBay beats the gripe rap

Posted on June 17, 2019 by Ron Coleman

Originally posted 2015-09-13 12:50:32. Republished by Blog Post PromoterEric Goldman reports on a California case that holds eBay not liable for bum feedback: This risk […]

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Free Expression

Best of 2014: Lady calls me up…

Posted on March 26, 2019 by Ron Coleman

Originally posted 2014-12-24 07:50:40. Republished by Blog Post PromoterOriginally posted on February 27, 2014. Did you ever wonder what happened in the Val Colbert declaratory […]

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Fashion Law

eBay appeal: The gang’$ all here

Posted on May 9, 2018 by Ron Coleman

Originally posted 2012-05-16 21:35:58. Republished by Blog Post PromoterEric Krangel reports that Amazon and Google join in on the Tiffany v. eBay appeal: It’s not […]

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Secondary Liability

Best of 2011: Poor eBay!

Posted on March 20, 2015 by Ron Coleman

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 […]

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Counterfeiting & Piracy

Lady calls me up…

Posted on February 27, 2014 by Ron Coleman

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 […]

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Fashion Law

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

Posted on May 1, 2013 by Ron Coleman

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 […]

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Counterfeiting & Piracy, Fashion Law, Internet Law

Best of 2011: Poor eBay!

Posted on December 23, 2011 by Ron Coleman

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 […]

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Counterfeiting & Piracy

eBay wins Tiffany case

Posted on September 1, 2010 by Ron Coleman

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 […]

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Counterfeiting & Piracy, Trademarks and trademark law

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

Posted on April 2, 2010 by Ron Coleman

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

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Counterfeiting & Piracy, Internet Law

Forget breakfast — eBay eats Tiffany’s lunch

Posted on April 1, 2010 by Ron Coleman

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

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Counterfeiting & Piracy

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

Posted on July 27, 2007 by Ron Coleman

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 […]

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Internet Law, Trademarks and trademark law

Commercial, Trademark and Free Speech Litigation

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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 legal issues related to blogging. That may sound like a lot, but it's just a blog.

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