BREAKING NEWS: The District Court for the Southern District of New York has today ruled that Tiffany’s false advertising claim against eBay has failed. Judge Richard Sullivan issued a seven page order to address whether certain of eBay’s advertisements were likely to mislead or confuse consumers, after all other aspects of Tiffany’s appeal against his 2008 decision had been [...]
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Tiffany loses its false advertising claims against eBay
September 13th, 2010 
Gareth Dickson 
Posted in North America, social media, trademarks 
Tags: appeals, eBay, false advertising, New York, second circuit, Tiffany, trademarks, US 
No Comments »eBay profits at Tiffany’s expense
April 12th, 2010 Gareth Dickson The Second Circuit Court of Appeals has just released its long-awaited decision in the ongoing Tiffany vs. eBay litigation in New York. Put briefly, Tiffany’s appeal has been rejected except insofar as the claim for false advertising has been sent back down to the District Court. There is talk of Tiffany appealing all the way [...]
Posted in North America, social media, trademarks Tags: appeals, counterfeit, eBay, New York, second circuit, Tiffany, trademarks, US No Comments »Getting (ip)IT right
October 23rd, 2009 Gareth Dickson I’m taking a quick break from the busyness of 5th Avenue, New York City, to stop into Barnes & Noble and have a look around for any new reference materials. After making my way through a large group of tourists, complete with large backpacks and umbrellas, I found what I was looking for: books relating [...]
Posted in North America, patents, trademarks, UK and Europe Tags: AdWords, eBay, Google, patents, Tiffany No Comments »Posting for the first time
October 9th, 2009 Gareth Dickson It’s been long enough since I last blogged, so I have uploaded WordPress to my site and am going to give it another go. And there’s plenty to write about, especially in New York, from the ambitious Authors Guild vs. Google Book Settlement hearing taking place on 7 October to the recent Appeal in the [...]
Posted in North America, UK and Europe Tags: AdSense, AdWords, Authors Guild, Book Settlement, eBay, ECJ, Google, LinkedIn, Louis Vuitton, LVMH, Tiffany No Comments »
