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• Google takes on LVMH in court showdown

  - 2009-03-18

  Business in brief Google appeared in front of the European Court of Justice yesterday to appeal against a French ruling that it had breached Louis Vuittons trademark rights. Vuittons parent, LVMH, sued Google in 2003, saying its name would trigger sponsored links to counterfeit fashion sites when...

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• Europe

  - 2008-09-04

  WORLD MARKETS Stocks retreated, ending at their lowest closing level in a week, as weak economic data for the eurozone fuelled fears of a recession in the region. Tech and consumer-related shares lost ground, dragged down by worries over the eurozone outlook. Nokia fell 4.6 per cent,...

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• British designer Phoebe Philo takes helm at French label Celine

  - 2008-09-04

  PARIS AFP — French luxury group LVMH said Thursday it had appointed British designer Phoebe Philo creative director at the Celine luxury women's ready-to-wear label and Marco Gobbetti as its president and managing director. Philo, who is credited with reviving another French label, Chloe, will begin at Celine in...

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• Is eBay culpable for sale of counterfeit goods?(INDUSTRY BRIEFINGS)

  - 2008-08-01

  A French court recently ordered eBay to pay $60.8 million in damages to luxury goods manufacturer LVMH. The court ruled that the online auction site was not taking adequate action to discourage sales of counterfeit products including knock-off "Louis Vuitton" bags and "Dior" perfumes, eBay vowed...

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• eBay fined Pounds 31m over sales of fake goods

  - 2008-07-01

  In a potentially landmark judgment, the auction website eBay was found guilty by a French court yesterday of failing to prevent the sale of fake luxury goods on the internet. The internet site, which described the ruling as "indecent", was ordered to pay almost 40m (31.6m) in damages...

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• EBay Found Guilty of Gross Misconduct towards the LVMH Group

  - 2008-06-30

  PARIS -- The commercial court in Paris has, in a ruling announced today, upheld a claim made by Louis Vuitton Malletier and Christian Dior Couture against eBay. The court has ruled that, by allowing the sale of counterfeit goods on its website to the detriment of Louis Vuitton Malletier...

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• eBay fined for selling fake Louis Vuitton goods online

  - 2008-06-30

  PARIS AFP — A French court on Monday ordered online auctioneer eBay to pay nearly 40 million euros in damages to Louis Vuitton for selling fake luxury goods, in a ruling cheered as a victory for copyright protection. The Paris commercial court ruled in favour of six LVMH brands...

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• Hotel plan means Samaritaine will shut up shop

  - 2008-06-11

  One of the great landmarks of central Paris, derelict for the past three years, is to be converted into a spectacular, river- front hotel. The rambling Samaritaine department store, which was abruptly closed as a "fire-hazard" in 2005, will never re-open in its old form. According to plans...

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• L Capital Acquires Princess Yachts International

  - 2008-06-03

  PARIS -- L Capital 2 FCPR, an investment group sponsored by LVMH - Mo[R]t Hennessy Louis Vuitton and Groupe Arnault, signed a definitive agreement, on Friday, May 30th, to proceed with the acquisition of Princess Yachts International, subject to appropriate anti-trust approvals. L Capital controls over 70% of the...

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• LVMH Acquires the Swiss Watchmaker Hublot

  - 2008-04-24

  PARIS -- LVMH Mo[R]t Hennessy Louis Vuitton, the world's leading luxury group, announces that it has signed an agreement to acquire the Hublot group, a top of the range watchmaker enjoying very strong growth. LVMH will acquire Hublot from Mr Carlo Crocco, who founded the group in 1980, and...

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