Over much of the past century, the law governing third-party importation of non-counterfeit, genuine goods has been obscured by conceptual uncertainty. In recent years, the debate over the gray market has centered on the fundamental reasons for trademark protection, and has raised the possibility of conflict between the two traditionally recognized purposes of trademark law--protecting consumers from deception and protecting trademark owners from lost sales.
Hiebert discusses the evolution of the universality and territoriality principles of trademark law, and develops a new...
Over much of the past century, the law governing third-party importation of non-counterfeit, genuine goods has been obscured by conceptual uncertai...
