eBay May Be Liable in Trademark Abuse

eBay may be liable for trademark infringements committed by users on its site if it plays an active role in their use, Europe's highest court ruled. The case relates to allegations of trademark infringement through the sale of branded goods on eBay, lodged by L'Oreal, the world's largest cosmetics maker. One of L'Oreal's complaints was over the sale on eBay of samples or testers explicitly marked "not for sale."