01 Dec 2010, 2:07 pm
Jeweller Tiffany sued eBay in 2004, claiming that when a fake is sold on eBay the company is responsible for trade mark infringement because it did not find and prevent the sale.
The Court of Appeal ruled earlier this year that eBay had fulfilled its duty by removing specific items when instructed to by Tiffany, and that its obligations went no further than that.
The US Supreme Court has refused to hear an appeal, meaning that the Court of Appeal ruling stands.
Part of the case could proceed, though, because the Court of Appeal asked the lower court in the case to rule on whether eBay adverts for Tiffany goods broke false advertising rules.
