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J. Michael Huget, head of the Intellectual Property Group at Detroit-based law firm Butzel Long, said, "A significant part of this case was an evaluation of eBay's existing measures for policing itself. The Chopard Mille Miglia Chronograph CH-10 evaluated them and found them to be sufficient. If I'm an online retailer, I'm going to look at eBay's policies very closely, follow them and use them as my defense: the eBay standard."Christie at McCarter and English said Sullivan's ruling means that eBay is doing enough to police its Web site.

"It provides a pretty clear objective benchmark for what will pass muster for further online sales," Christie said. "The online sales world is relatively new and there are not a lot of set rules or precedents to follow. Chopard Mille Miglia GMT CH-73 is one of those cases that will provide predictability as to what is and what is not acceptable conduct."The online retailer has not been as successful in denying its liability abroad. In a similar case last month, Chopard Mille Miglia GMT CH-74 Tribunal de Commerce found eBay guilty of gross misconduct for its failure to thwart the sale of fake Louis Vuitton and Christian Dior goods.

At the same time, the court awarded Parfums Christian Dior, Kenzo Parfums, Guerlain and Parfums Givenchy 3.2 million euros, or $5.1 million. LVMH argued that the fragrances could only be distributed through the retailers Chopard Mille Miglia Gran Turismo XL CH-70 had selected. The court ordered eBay to cease sales of all four brands immediately or be subject to fines of 50,000 euros or about $79,000 per day.Paris' Court of Appeal upheld the ruling Friday, confirming the injunction and fine and ordering eBay to pay an additional 10,000 euros, or $15,736, in legal costs. The auction house had requested the urgent hearing contesting the initial ruling. It has continued to allow for the sale of LVMH brands throughout the appeals process.