Tiffany v. eBay, Inc. (2008)

Tiffany v. eBay, Inc. (2008) was a legal case where jewelry company Tiffany sued eBay, alleging that eBay was responsible for trademark infringement because counterfeit Tiffany jewelry was sold on eBay’s platform. The court ruled that eBay could be protected under the Communications Decency Act, which generally shields online platforms from liability for user-generated content. However, eBay was still required to take steps to prevent counterfeit sales once it was aware of them. The case highlighted the balance between protecting trademark rights and allowing online platforms immunity from liability for illegal sales made by users.