Tiffany Takes eBay to Court!

A lawyer for Tiffany & Co. accused eBay Inc. on Tuesday of allowing the sale of tens of thousands of pieces of counterfeit Tiffany jewelry on its Web site, The Associated Press reports. An eBay lawyer responded that Tiffany wasn't doing its share to protect customers.
The arguments in U.S. District Court in Manhattan came at the start of a trial to decide whether eBay can be blamed for the sales of silver Tiffany knockoffs on its Internet site since 2003.
James B. Swire, Tiffany's lawyer, said eBay "simply turned a blind eye" to the sales, the AP reports.
Bruce Rich, eBay's lawyer, reportedly said the site has suspended hundreds of thousands of sellers who broke its rules.
Rich blamed Tiffany for failing to protect its own trademarks by notifying eBay when it spots sales that seem suspicious, the AP reports. he said that when companies do so, eBay often stops the sales even before it can check whether they are legitimate..... to read more click here