Louboutin sees red over Amazon ‘counterfeits’
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Louboutin sees red about Amazon ‘counterfeits’: website not clear enough when customers may buy goods from a third party
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Amazon may be responsible for selling counterfeit Louboutin shoes, a Supreme Court has ruled.
In cases filed in Luxembourg and Belgium in 2019, Louboutin said third parties sold inauthentic versions of his trademark red-soled shoes, a protected trademark, to unsuspecting Amazon buyers.
The European Court of Justice agreed in a preliminary ruling this week that Amazon’s website did not make it clear enough when customers might buy goods from a third party, rather than directly from the e-commerce giant.
The ruling clears the way for Amazon to face potential liability for advertising counterfeit products sold on its site. Amazon is in dispute with Louboutin, whose high heels can take at least 600 pounds.
The case is now being referred back to the lower courts for final judgment and is likely to affect how Amazon displays and sells third-party products.
Thierry Van Innis, Louboutin’s attorney, said the ruling followed her arguments “in every detail.” “Amazon will be forced to change its model and stop misleading the public by mixing up their own and third-party offerings.”
He said Louboutin was not seeking compensation: “We are not talking about money at this stage. We want the infringements to stop.’