European ‘hosting defences’ will not protect online auction sites from being liable for the trademark infringement committed by their users if they actively help users to sell counterfeit goods, the Court of Justice for the European Union (CJEU) has ruled.
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CJEU, eBay, L'Oreal, trademark infringement, hosting defence
