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The ruling appropriately Chopard Happy Fish Quartz CH-27 that protecting brands and trademarks is the primary burden of rights owners. While today's decision is a victory for consumer choice, it is a shame that so much effort has been wasted when Tiffany could have worked with eBay to more effectively fight counterfeits. EBay will continue to lead the industry with innovative solutions to stop the sale of counterfeits."Diane Chopard Happy Hour Quartz CH-8 Furstenberg, who has made the problem of counterfeits and the protection of original designs a key issue as president of the Council of Fashion Designers of America, said:
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The Tiffany lawsuit was filed in June 2004. The Chopard IceCube CH-5 jeweler said eBay was liable for trademark infringement and dilution, false advertising and unfair competition in facilitating the sale of counterfeit Tiffany sterling goods on its Web site.The suit alleged that 73 percent of 186 silver jewelry pieces bought by Tiffany employees through the San Jose, Calif.-based Web site were counterfeit. Tiffany charged eBay with direct and contributory trademark infringement among its other claims. The complaint sought the elimination of all counterfeit silver Tiffany merchandise on the Web site.
The ruling Monday came eight months after Sullivan presided at a weeklong trial.Brand owners and others in the intellectual property community have been paying close attention to the case because it had the Chopard Lady Quartz Watch CH-45 to cause havoc to eBay's business model and open the popular Internet retailer to further litigation from other labels. According to a company report, eBay had 83.9 million active users and 647 million Chopard Mille Miglia Alfa Romeo CH-20 listings around the world in the first quarter of 2008."It is the trademark owner's burden to police its mark and companies like eBay cannot be held liable for trademark infringement."
-- Judge Richard SullivanLawyers for Tiffany said eBay had vicarious liability for any counterfeit merchandise. The tactic is typically used to prosecute landlords whose tenants manufacture or sell fake goods. Tiffany also argued that eBay Chopard Mille Miglia Alfa Romeo CH-77 responsibility in the sale of counterfeit goods by comparing it with a similar seller in the brick-and-mortar world: the owner of a flea market or swap meet."The distinguishing factor in those situations is that the owner of the swap meet or flea market had direct contact with the potential counterfeiters," said Scott Christie,
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The company also argued that it Chopard Mille Miglia CH-12 worked with brand owners through its Verified Rights Owner Program, which allows owners to report auctions selling fakes. According to the ruling, when eBay was warned of a listing that could possibly contain infringing merchandise, the company removed the listing, advised the sellers and bidders that it had been removed and why and refunded all associated fees. Sellers Chopard Mille Miglia CH-13 broke a "three strikes" rule were banned from the site.
The court declined to rule on whether Tiffany might win if it were to sue individual sellers. However, Sullivan noted, "Given Tiffany's choice to sue eBay, rather than individual sellers, and this court's conclusion that eBay does Chopard Mille Miglia CH-78 continue to supply its services to those whom it knows or has reason to know are infringing Tiffany's trademarks, Tiffany's claims against eBay must fail."