European Union: Civil lawsuit between Amazon and Louboutin for alleged intellectual property infringement and liability of platforms
Progress
Current status
under investigation
22 Dec 2022 under investigation
Scope
Implementers
Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Czechia
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Ireland
Italy
Latvia
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta
Netherlands
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Policy Area
Other operating conditions
Policy Instrument
Patent protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: e-commerce
Government Branch
judiciary
Government Body
court
Implementation Level
supranational
Timeline of events
Issued CJEU ruling on Amazon v. Louboutin concerning platform's liability for advertisements of counterfeit products
On 22 December 2022, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) issued a judgment in joined cases C-148/21 and C-184-21, concerning complaints by the fashion company Louboutin towards Amazon in Luxembourg and Belgium, respectively, for the us…
Event type
civil lawsuit
Action type
interim ruling
Government branch
judiciary
Government body
court