Amazon could be held responsible when third-party sellers misuse trademarks on its site.
The European Court of Justice made the ruling after courts in Belgium and Luxembourg asked for its opinion on a case raised by French shoemaker Christian Louboutin in 2019.
Louboutin argued that Amazon was breaching trademarksby capitalising on its trademark red sole and enabling third-party sellers to offer “identical” products without the brand’s consent.
https://www.euronews.com/next/2022/12/22/europe-top-court-rules-amazon-should-not-sell-third-party-knock-off-louboutin-shoes
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