In lower Manhattan, the diagonal crisscross of 19th-century streets creates a number of oddly shaped blocks. One of them is a pie slice of ramshackle buildings carved into being by the intersection of Canal, Walker, Centre and Baxter Streets. Here, on an average day last year, 32 storefronts opened to the bustle of the sidewalk. [...]
Entries Tagged as 'L’Oreal'
News: The Fight Against Fakes
June 29th, 2009 No Comments
Tags: ACTA · Counterfeit Goods · E-bay · L'Oreal · Louis Vuitton · New York
News: Retailers must review own brand packaging after ECJ trade mark ruling, says expert
June 19th, 2009 No Comments
Supermarkets and other retailers who create own-brand goods must change the way they package them in the wake of a European court ruling on trade marks, according to a legal expert. The ruling outlaws packaging that imitates major brands, he said.
Europe’s top court has said that packaging will infringe trade mark rights when it mimics [...]
Tags: ECJ · L'Oreal · Trade Mark Rights
News: L’Oreal and eBay agree to mediation in French legal dispute over counterfeit cosmetics
May 29th, 2009 No Comments
PARIS (AP) — L’Oreal and eBay have agreed to settle a dispute in France over counterfeit cosmetics through mediation instead of going to court.
A top Paris court earlier this month gave both companies until this Monday to consider a proposal of mediation. At a hearing Monday, the companies accepted, L’Oreal said Tuesday.
The judge set another [...]
Tags: Counterfeit Goods · Ebay · L'Oreal
News: Ebay Prevails in U.K. Ruling on Counterfeits
May 26th, 2009 No Comments
The British High Court on Friday ruled eBay Inc. can’t be held legally accountable for the sale of counterfeit L’Oreal SA products through its online marketplace.
The ruling was the second blow this month for luxury companies’ efforts to control sales of their goods online in Europe, following a similar ruling in France last week. L’Oreal [...]
Tags: Counterfeiting · Ebay · L'Oreal
News: In Europe, EBay Gains in Fights Over Fakes
May 26th, 2009 No Comments
Luxury companies’ attempts to control who sells their brands online in Europe are taking a hit.
On Friday, eBay Inc. won its second victory this month as a U.K. court said the online marketplace wasn’t responsible for the sale of fake L’Oréal SA products on its Web site. Earlier in May, a French court also ruled [...]
Tags: Ebay · Hermes · L'Oreal · Luxury Brands · LVMH · Tiffany & Co.
News: L’Oreal Issues Statement on eBay Trademark Infringement Case
May 26th, 2009 No Comments
After eBay UK issued a statement on Friday reporting that the UK High Court had ruled in its favor in the L’Oreal counterfeiting case on all counts, L’Oreal issued a statement about the ruling. “In a decision passed today by the UK High Court of Justice, the court agreed with the view held from the [...]
News: Judge sides with eBay in L’Oreal fake goods case
May 13th, 2009 No Comments
Online auction company eBay has emerged a winner in its latest lawsuit over counterfeit goods.
A French court ruled in favor of eBay in a suit filed by L’Oreal, eBay said on Wednesday. The cosmetics giant sought $4.8 million in damages, accusing eBay of allowing counterfeit goods to be traded on its site. The judge, Elisabeth [...]
Tags: Ebay · L'Oreal · online auctions
