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Tag: Tiffany

Posted on September 11, 2022 Counterfeiting & Piracy

Breakfast, lunch and dinner at Tiffany’s — on Costco

Costco owes Tiffany more than $19 million for selling counterfeit rings https://t.co/bPj2IC2a34 pic.twitter.com/ZUjavk8TRH — Business – DM (@BusinessMarkhor) August 15, 2017 I wrote last fall that... Read more

Posted on May 20, 2022 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 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 Law Practice and Profession

Costco neko wo kamu

If Tiffany was miffed at Costco before, it’s positively infuriated now. You will recall that on February 14[, 2013] the high-end jeweler Tiffany & Co.... 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 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 October 31, 2018 Trademarks and trademark law

A Tiffany by any other name

Matthew David Brozik blogged here about Tiffany v. Costco when Tiffany filed its complaint in early 2013 and then a few months later when Costco filed its scorched-earth counterclaims.  As... 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

Matthew David Brozik
Posted on February 20, 2013October 28, 2016 Counterfeiting & Piracy

We Can Infringe Upon You Wholesale

  [Editor’s note:  When this was first posted, I — not Matthew, I, Ron Coleman — failed to utilize the drop-down box and make sure... Read more

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