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Ropes & Gray LLP

Imitation Game: Legal Considerations with Dupes-Based Business Models

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Lower-cost products that are inspired by luxury or well-known branded products —often called “dupes”—have been a fixture in the consumer marketplace for decades. From store-brand pain relievers sold in similar packaging next...more

Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani

First Sale Doctrine Limitations: Key Trademark Law Considerations for Businesses

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Third-party infringers are finding new ways to sell unauthorized products and profit from doing so.  As one example, the third-party seller buys products in bulk from the product owner, receiving a cheaper rate due to bulk...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Back to the Future: Prior Third-Party Settlement Doesn’t Impact Future Trademark Licensees

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The US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit ruled that under certain circumstances a trademark licensee can bring a claim against a third party for unfair competition under the Lanham Act even if the licensing agreement...more

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