ECJ: Ban on third-party platforms for luxury items permissible
The long-awaited ruling of the ECJ (judgment of December 6, 2017, C-230/16) in the Coty case is here: A supplier of luxury goods can prohibit its authorized dealers from selling the goods online via a third-party platform such as Amazon. Such a ban is suitable for safeguarding the luxury image of the goods and, in principle, does not go beyond what is necessary for this purpose. [...]