04 Jun 2008

eBay fined over counterfeit goods

Reims, France - Online auction giant eBay was convicted Wednesday of selling counterfeit goods and ordered to pay €20 000 in damages to French luxury group Hermes International, Hermes' lawyer said.

The ruling, which marks a first in France, found eBay directly responsible for the sale on its website of three Hermes bags including two fakes, for a total of €3 000.

"We are satisfied that they should be considered counterfeiters" rather than simple accomplices, said lawyer Emmanuel Colomes, who had been seeking €30 000 in damages.

The cosmetics giant L'Oreal last September launched similar legal action against eBay in five European countries including France, over the sale of bottles of counterfeit perfume.

- Dow Jones

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