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 ...

The term ‘parallel import’ is a new concept in economics literature. However, in international business literature and law, parallel importing has been much discussed since the mid-1980s. The thorny ...

SHANGHAI — From the latest designer fashion to the most cutting-edge high-tech products, China's increasingly open market has brought the world's best goods to it doorstep. Through the ...

Parallel imports in Russia were once subject to the same treatment as counterfeit goods – but the golden age is over, as a compromise has been struck with regard to the national exhaustion of rights.

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China is taking aim again at foreign luxury car makers such as Audi (NSUG.DE), BMW (BMWG.DE) and Mercedes-Benz (DAIGn.DE) by allowing unauthorised dealers to sell imported cars - ...

The realm of intellectual property, particularly in the context of parallel imports, is a labyrinth of legal intricacies. This article endeavours to demystify the contentious issue of trademark ...

On 13 February 2018 the Russian Constitutional Court checked the compliance of the following provisions of Russian Civil Code (the “CCR“) related to parallel import with the Constitution of Russia: ...

Adolfo Athié and Eduardo Kleinberg of Basham Ringe & Correa explain the concept of exhaustion, and examines how it applies to patent, trade mark and copyright assets in Mexico Exhaustion of rights in ...

The authorities are reducing the flow of parallel imports to the Russian Federation, Izvestia has learned. Previously, the Ministry of Industry and Trade allowed businesses to import entire categories ...

Parallel importation of trademarks has always been a hot and thorny issue in the fields of IP and the international trade and is hotly debated internationally. Because occurrences of parallel ...

Despite the lack of current law, IP owners are not helpless against parallel imports into Myanmar. They just have to be a bit more ingenious with their prevention strategies, explains Alec Christie ...