Richemont’s Maisons, which owns luxury brand Cartier, has stressed that its legal challenge to internet service providers (ISPs) to block websites using its trademarks is not to “restrict freedom of speech” but about “protecting customers”.
Cartier took court action last week to demand that ISPs – BSkyB, BT, EE, TalkTalk and VirginMedia – stop customers accessing pages where its trademark was being used to sell counterfeit versions of its watches and jewellery.
A spokesperson for Richemont’s Maisons told The Drum: “This action is about protecting Richemont’s Maisons and its customers from the sale of counterfeit goods online through Read full story ›
Source: The Drum
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