
An entrepreneur bought a webshop through a broker for €112,000. A few weeks later came a cease-and-desist: product photos and descriptions infringed copyright, which the seller knew but concealed. Google Merchant Center suspended the campaigns and revenue collapsed.
Webshop purchase price
Seller IP infringement
Shopping campaigns

After a sharply argued pre-litigation process, a settlement was reached. The entrepreneur received €112,000 back.
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Outcome
Legal basis