The sale of counterfeit goods on the Internet is an increasingly complex problem for trademark owners. The proliferation of Internet retailers has provided counterfeiters with a unique and convenient sales outlet with increased anonymity. As a result, combating counterfeiting on the Internet has become a priority for many trademark owners.
The next installment of our Internet Generation Web conference series focused on protecting trademarks from counterfeiters on the Internet.
Foley attorney Robert S. Weisbein was joined by special guest speaker Brendan Reilly, IPR Manager-Anticounterfeiting of Nokia Corporation, and Laura Covington, Associate General Counsel, Legal – Global Brands & Trademark of Yahoo! Inc., for a discussion of the following:
- Are You Being Knocked Off? — Establishing an effective Internet monitoring program
- Going, Going, Gone — Protecting your brand on eBay and other auction Web sites, including a discussion of Tiffany v. eBay and similar cases from other countries as well as the effective use of eBay’s Verified Rights Owner (VeRO) Program and similar programs
- Is Offense Your Best Defense? — Steps that can be taken to decrease consumer demand for counterfeit products on the Internet
- Who Is Behind That Web Site? — Identifying, locating, and shutting down domestic and foreign individuals and entities having Web sites offering to manufacture or sell counterfeit products, including a discussion of whether Internet service providers should be held contributorily liable for trademark infringement for hosting such Web sites
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