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Parallel Imports

Parallel Goods and Exhaustion of Rights after Brexit

December 10, 2020By Mark SmithBrexit, Exhaustion of Rights, Parallel Imports No Comments

First things first: what do “parallel trade” and “exhaustion of rights” mean? When goods that are protected by intellectual property (IP) are placed on the market by the IP owner, or with their permission (e.g. by a licensee or distributor), the IP owner “exhausts” their rights in that territory. This means that they cannot stop … Read More

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