The Paris Tribunal de Grande Instance has ruled that eBay International AG, based in Switzerland, committed trademark infringement and unfair competition by using misspelled versions of a luxury goods maker's name for search keywords. (Louis Vuitton Mallelier v. EBay Inc. ,Paris TGI, No. 09/01480, February 11, 2010)rnThe court rejected charges of false advertising brought by Louis Vuitton Malletier ("LVM") but agreed that eBay had sought to use LVM's trademark to its own benefit and for the benefit of its affiliates, irrespective of whether any counterfeit items were involved. It ordered eBay International AG to pay €200,000 in damages and interest and €30,000 in court costs.
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机译：巴黎高等法院审理团裁定，总部位于瑞士的eBay International AG通过使用奢侈品制造商名称的拼写错误的搜索关键字来实施商标侵权和不正当竞争。 （Louis Vuitton Mallelier诉EBay Inc.，巴黎TGI，第09/01480号，2010年2月11日）。法院驳回了Louis Vuitton Malletier（“ LVM”）提起的虚假广告指控，但同意eBay试图使用LVM的商标，以其自身利益和其关联企业的利益为准，无论是否涉及假冒商品。它命令eBay International AG支付200,000欧元的损失和利息，以及30,000欧元的法院费用。
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