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K&L Gates LLP

Manufacturers Must Not be Blind to Their Rights Against Counterfeiters

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Willful blindness is never a defense to contributory trademark infringement or counterfeiting. This has been the standard ever since the 2010 Tiffany (NJ) Inc. v. eBay, Inc. decision when the U.S. Court of Appeals for the...more

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Ways Manufacturers Can Shut Down Unauthorized Resellers

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The internet has become a dominant marketplace for consumer products and services. Historically, high capital costs of warehouse and storefront facilities tended to discourage unauthorized resellers from becoming a...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

European Court of Justice to Rule on Legality of Online Sales Bans

An appeal court in Frankfurt has asked the European Court of Justice to clarify the application of the competition rules to online sales. The Frankfurt court made its request in the context of a dispute between a leader in...more

Burns & Levinson LLP

Protecting Your Rights Against Unauthorized Gray Market Sales

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We frequently see companies affected by gray market imports and diverted sales. The gray market is caused by opportunistic importers who purchase a company’s products abroad and import them into the U.S. without...more

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