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
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
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
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
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