アマゾン not liable for online Louboutin knock-offs, EU 法廷,裁判所 助言者 says

By Foo Yun Chee

BRUSSELS, June 2 (Reuters) - U.S. online retailer アマゾン is not liable for the sale of 偽造の Louboutin shoes on its 壇・綱領・公約, an 助言者 to Europe's 最高の,を越す 法廷,裁判所 said on Thursday, a 可能性のある 後退 for the shoemaker known for its red 単独の shoes popular with celebrities.

The 事例/患者 時代遅れの from 2019 when Louboutin sought an (裁判所の)禁止(強制)命令 against アマゾン in a ベルギー and a Luxembourg 法廷,裁判所, 説 the company 定期的に 陳列する,発揮するs on its websites 宣伝s for red-単独のd shoes put on the market without its 同意.

Both 法廷,裁判所s had sought the 指導/手引 of the Luxembourg-based 法廷,裁判所 of 司法(官) of the European Union (CJEU.)

支持する General Maciej Szpunar at the CJEU 支援するd the world's largest online retailer.

He said アマゾン "cannot be held 直接/まっすぐに liable for 違反s of the 権利s of 貿易(する) 示す owners taking place on its 壇・綱領・公約 as a result of 商業の offerings by third parties".

"It is always 明示するd, in the 宣伝s, whether the goods are sold by third-party 販売人s or sold 直接/まっすぐに by アマゾン," Szpunar said.

The CJEU, which will 支配する in the coming months, usually follows the 大多数 of such 非,不,無-binding opinions.

Louboutin did not すぐに 答える/応じる to a request for comment.

The 事例/患者s are C-148/21 and C-184/21. (報告(する)/憶測ing by Foo Yun Chee; Editing by Frank Jack Daniel)

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