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| eBay defeats L'Oreal court case | eBay defeats L'Oreal court case |
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| Online marketplace eBay is not liable for the sale of any counterfeit L'Oreal products through its website, a French judge has ruled. | |
| The Court of Justice in Paris said eBay was fulfilling its "obligation" to try to prevent the sale of fake goods. | The Court of Justice in Paris said eBay was fulfilling its "obligation" to try to prevent the sale of fake goods. |
| However, the judge added that eBay must now work with L'Oreal to continue to tackle counterfeiting on its website. | However, the judge added that eBay must now work with L'Oreal to continue to tackle counterfeiting on its website. |
| This is the second case L'Oreal has lost against eBay, following a similar ruling in Belgium last year. | This is the second case L'Oreal has lost against eBay, following a similar ruling in Belgium last year. |
| However, L'Oreal has similar legal proceedings against eBay continuing in Germany, Spain and the UK. | However, L'Oreal has similar legal proceedings against eBay continuing in Germany, Spain and the UK. |
| 'Clear victory' | 'Clear victory' |
| Paris-based L'Oreal, the world's largest cosmetics group, had alleged in the Paris court that eBay was profiting from the sale of counterfeit goods. | Paris-based L'Oreal, the world's largest cosmetics group, had alleged in the Paris court that eBay was profiting from the sale of counterfeit goods. |
| US giant eBay had countered that it spends $10m (£6.6m) a year fighting crime on its website. | US giant eBay had countered that it spends $10m (£6.6m) a year fighting crime on its website. |
| The French judges concluded that preventing counterfeits "will only be effective through a close collaboration between rights holders and eBay". | The French judges concluded that preventing counterfeits "will only be effective through a close collaboration between rights holders and eBay". |
| As a result, they ordered eBay and L'Oreal to mediate over how they could best work together to stop future counterfeiting on the website. | As a result, they ordered eBay and L'Oreal to mediate over how they could best work together to stop future counterfeiting on the website. |
| The court has set a date of 25 May to hear how the talks have developed. | The court has set a date of 25 May to hear how the talks have developed. |
| "This is a clear legal victory for eBay, and an important victory for consumers," said Richard Ambrose, head of trust and safety for eBay UK and Ireland. | "This is a clear legal victory for eBay, and an important victory for consumers," said Richard Ambrose, head of trust and safety for eBay UK and Ireland. |
| A spokesman for L'Oreal said it was satisfied with the outcome. | A spokesman for L'Oreal said it was satisfied with the outcome. |
| "L'Oreal is glad to accept the court's decision to judicial mediation, to agree necessary and long-lasting measures to curb counterfeiting," he said. | "L'Oreal is glad to accept the court's decision to judicial mediation, to agree necessary and long-lasting measures to curb counterfeiting," he said. |
| While eBay has now defeated two legal cases brought by L'Oreal, it has lost two similar actions brought in the French courts, by luxury goods groups Hermes and Louis Vuitton-owner LVMH. | While eBay has now defeated two legal cases brought by L'Oreal, it has lost two similar actions brought in the French courts, by luxury goods groups Hermes and Louis Vuitton-owner LVMH. |