Pryor Cashman Litigation Partner Michael Goldberg was quoted in The New York Post on September 19, 2009 in the article “French Court Slaps eBay.” The article reported LVMH Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy’s victory over eBay on its claims for trademark infringement and allegations that eBay failed to adequately police keywords and links on its site that led shoppers to counterfeit goods. 

The Court awarded damages of 80,000 euros and stated that it would also fine eBay 1,000 euros for each additional infringement. Goldberg, asked to comment on the fine for future infractions, told The New York Post: “That jumps out at you. Given the volume of transactions on eBay, the cumulative penalty could be enormous.”

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