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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 ...

Two years on from Sony v PAG, a Russian court decision regarding parallel imports, Nikolay Leshkin and Stuart Adams of IP firm Rouse assess the impact The legislation in Russia and the Eurasian ...

Russia’s parallel imports of Western goods fell sharply in 2025 as tighter government controls and border disruptions narrowed a key supply channel created after Western companies exited the market, ...

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 ...

As discussed in last week’s article, when it comes to trademark exhaustion, every case has its own nuances. This is clearly demonstrated in matters involving parallel imports, which refer to "the ...

SHANGHAI, Feb 5 (Reuters) - China is taking aim again at foreign luxury car makers such as Audi, BMW and Mercedes-Benz by allowing unauthorised dealers to sell imported cars - so-called 'parallel ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law extending the parallel import mechanism and a number of other anti-sanctions measures for 2026. The relevant document was published on December 15 on ...

Known as parallel importing, importing goods directly from overseas suppliers lowers costs and increases supply, which is what Australia’s electric vehicle market needs to catch up with the world.

A parallel imported product is a non-counterfeit product purchased in country A and imported to country B for subsequent sale. Such noncounterfeit products are authorised for sale by the owner of ...