The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ruled that Amazon could be considered to be advertising counterfeit Louboutin products sold on its site by a third-party seller because the platform user is under the impression that Amazon is marketing the product. product, the court said Thursday.
“Amazon itself makes use of the sign registered by Louboutin when the user of its site has the impression that it is Amazon who sells, in his name and on his account, the brand’s high-heeled shoes,” according to a press release from the CJEU. The French shoe manufacturer Louboutin has filed two actions in Luxembourg and Belgium against Amazon, for the sale of counterfeit products on the site.
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