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Tiffany Makes Another Bid to Restrict Auctions of Counterfeit Jewelry on eBay
Posted on 6 Jul 2010 by Steve Abreu

eBay took measures to cut down on the sale of counterfeit goods. However, Tiffany felt that the measures did not go far enough and demanded that eBay discontinue all Tiffany auctions on its site. eBay refused. The Second Circuit in Tiffany Inc. v.... Read More

Tiffany v. eBay, the Anticlimax: FREE DOWNLOAD - Memorandum and order, Tiffany v. Ebay, 04 Civ. 4607 (SDNY Sept 10, 2010)
Posted on 15 Sep 2010 by Copyright & Trademark Law Community Staff

The long-running litigation between Tiffany & Co, and eBay, in which Tiffany sought to hold eBay liable for counterfeit Tiffany goods sold on eBay's Internet auction site appears finally to have come to a close, not with a bang, but with a... Read More

FREE DOWNLOAD: Opinion - Tiffany Inc. v. eBay, Inc., 600 F.3d 93 (2d Cir. N.Y. 2010)
Posted on 30 Jun 2010 by Copyright & Trademark Law Community Staff

600 F.3d 93, *; 2010 U.S. App. LEXIS 6735, **; 94 U.S.P.Q.2D (BNA) 1188; 2010-1 Trade Cas. (CCH) P77,013 TIFFANY (NJ) INC. and TIFFANY and COMPANY, Plaintiffs-Appellants, - v. - eBay, Inc., Defendant-Appellee. Docket No. 08-3947... Read More

Second Circuit Holds eBay Not Liable to Tiffany for Direct or Contributory Trademark Infringement or Dilution, But Remands on False Advertising Claim
Posted on 6 Apr 2010 by Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

On April 1, 2010, the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued its decision in Tiffany (NJ) Inc. v. eBay Inc . [ 600 F.3d 93 (2d Cir. N.Y. 2010) ] The District Court for the Southern District of New York had found that eBay, an online marketplace... Read More

FREE DOWNLOAD: Gilson LaLonde on Tiffany Ultimately Responsible for Protecting its Marks, So No Contributory Infringement by eBay
Posted on 12 Dec 2008 by Anne Gilson LaLonde

Enormous online marketplace eBay is not liable for contributory trademark infringement, though listings on its site offer counterfeit silver Tiffany jewelry for sale, according to a judge in the Southern District of New York. eBay had refused to preemptively... Read More

Tiffany Makes Another Bid to Restrict Auctions of Counterfeit Jewelry on eBay
Posted on 6 Jul 2010 by Steve Abreu

eBay took measures to cut down on the sale of counterfeit goods. However, Tiffany felt that the measures did not go far enough and demanded that eBay discontinue all Tiffany auctions on its site. eBay refused. The Second Circuit in Tiffany Inc. v.... Read More