The luxury giant LVMH for the second time successfully challenged eBay in a French court, arguing that 90 percent of the Louis Vuitton bags and Dior perfumes sold on eBay are fakes. More: continued here
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Read More »Court orders eBay to pay $61M in Louis Vuitton knockoff case (USA Today)
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Read More »Denton‘s plans for old post office – The Herald Eastern Cape
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