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A legal showdown between jeweler Tiffany & Co. and eBay Inc. over counterfeit items has the potential to significantly change the way the online auction Web site does business, legal experts say.
After a bench trial in November, a federal judge in New York is now considering whether the San Jose, Calif., online auction Web site should be required to vet its millions of listings each day for counterfeit goods instead of relying on trademark holders to flag auctions of potentially inauthentic merchandise.
"I think this may be one of those cases that sets precedent," said Peter D. Vogl, an ...
