LVMH says Google trademark fight ain’t over
Luxury goods maker Luis Vuitton said Tuesday that a new ruling by a French court gives it new hope in a trademark fight with mighty Google Inc.
Back in March when the European Court of Justice first ruled on the dispute, Google and LVMH — Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton — both claimed victory.
“Google has not infringed trade mark law by allowing advertisers to bid for keywords corresponding to their competitors’ trade marks,” Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) said in March.
But on July 13, the French Supreme Court referred the case to the Paris Court of Appeals “in order to assess whether the conditions for the French courts to be competent are fulfilled,” LVMH said paydayloans.
“LVMH welcomes the Supreme Court’s ruling which … grants the Court of Appeals the ability to rule on Google’s civil liability when using trademarks without the trademark owner’s authorization,” the company said.
LVMH’s representatives in New York weren’t available Tuesday morning to explain the ruling in more detail.
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