This is an interesting man-bites-dog case, in which an accused counterfeiter who claims to have sold authentic Coach products on eBay sued Coach under a state consumer protection statute, among other claims, asserting that "Coach is trying to... Read More
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
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION COACH, INC. and COACH SERVICES, INC., Plaintiffs, Case No. v. MONTANA CHARLIE'S OF ILLINOIS, INC. d/b/a MONTANA CHARLIE'S... Read More
The Second Circuit's April 1, 2010 opinion in Tiffany v. eBay , both affirmed and remanded portions of the decision of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York that addressed whether the online marketplace site eBay may be... Read More
Recently, the U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, awarded $164 million in damages to clothing designer Tory Burch. Tory Burch's lawsuit, filed December 2010, involved hundreds of rogue websites selling counterfeit versions of Tory... 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
Situation We learned that counterfeits of our client's goods were in the marketplace. Until then, our client had the erroneous belief that counterfeiting was primarily a problem in the recording, clothing and accessory fields. We needed to determine... Read More
By Ashlee Froese of Gilbert's LLP With the International Chamber of Commerce's recent report stating that the counterfeit goods industry may reach $1.75 trillion (US) by 2012, INTA has decided to step up its game. ( For those of you not in the... Read More
Christian Louboutin filed suit on Monday in the Southern District of New York, claiming federal trademark infringement, trademark counterfeiting, trademark dilution, unfair competition and false designation of origin. The shoe company has also raised... Read More
FEDERAL COURT UPDATE: how eBay avoided liability for sales of counterfeit goods on its site. You might think that eBay had much to fear when it was sued in federal court by Tiffany & Company, famed purveyor of luxury jewelry. After all, eBay... Read More
New York City Council Member Margaret Chin today introduced a bill to criminalize the purchase of counterfeit goods. The bill targets purchasers when they should know a purchase is counterfeit based on an item's cost or quality or a sale's... Read More
A New York court recently pierced the corporate veil and refused to dismiss Burberry Limited / Burberry USA's complaint against an accused counterfeiter. Burberry commenced the action against Asher Horowitz, the sole owner and officer of Designers... Read More
The Second Circuit Court of Appeals has reversed the controversial decision in the Chloé v. Queen Bee case, in which the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York refused to exercise jurisdiction over an Internet counterfeiter... Read More