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When a third party purchases a manufacturer's goods intended for distribution outside of the U.S., and then imports those goods into and sells them to consumers in the U.S., the products are authentic, and so trademark...more
On December 15, 2024, the Director-General of the Israel Competition Authority announced her intention to impose, subject to a hearing, a fine of approximately ILS 15.7 million on the Ofer Avnir Group and an additional fine...more
On 23 May 2024, the European Commission (Commission) imposed a €337.5 million fine to one of the world’s leading manufacturers of chocolate, biscuits, and coffee products for restricting cross-border trade in these product...more
Last June (2023), in response to a ruling request from Your Special Delivery Services Specialty Logistics (YSDS), Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued HQ H324098, clarifying what it means to be an “owner or purchaser”...more
At the core of the definition, a Parallel import is a non-counterfeit product imported from another country without the permission of the intellectual property owner. They are also goods that are not authorized for...more
In Short - The Situation: European Union ("EU") trademark law permits the repackaging of pharmaceuticals that are imported or traded in parallel from one Member State to another only in limited circumstances. In view of...more
On November 17, 2022, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) found in its latest principal judgment (Novartis v. Abacus, case file C-147/20) that the reboxing of parallel imported medicines in the European Union...more
Three cases handed down on 17 November 2022 by the EU’s highest court shed important light on the ability of brand owners to oppose the repackaging of medicinal products, particularly where anti-tampering devices are replaced...more
The Russian government has issued regulations authorizing importation into Russia of specified luxury items without the consent of the relevant trademark owners, in an apparent effort to circumvent Western sanctions...more
The Administrative Court of Lazio (“TAR Lazio”) decided with judgment No. 09050 of 3 July 2018 (but published only few days ago) that, as a rule, the parallel importer does not have a right to change the trademark affixed on...more
The Situation: In a recent hallmark case, the Court of Milan ruled on the viability of medical devices parallel imports, where the parallel importer repackaged the devices and the device rightholder opposed any such...more
Trade mark holders may need to reassess their commercial and international marketing strategies as the proposed amendments to the parallel importation provisions of the Trade Marks Act 1995 (Cth) (Act) take a step closer to...more
Introduction – Upstream Players -- In February 2013, after devaluating the official exchange rate of the Venezuelan Bolivar from VEB 4.3 to 6.3 per USD, the Venezuelan government set up the Complementary System of...more