Judge asks Gucci, YSL to resolve differences with Alibaba via mediation

Judge asks Gucci, YSL to resolve differences with Alibaba via mediation

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Gucci, Yves Saint Laurent and other luxury brands suing Alibaba Group Holding Ltd for promoting the sale of counterfeit goods will resort to mediation, backing away from a threat to withdraw from the process after Alibaba founder Jack Ma said that he would rather lose the case than settle.

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