From: "Graeme" 
Newsgroups: alt.uk.law uk.finance uk.legal us.legal
Subject: Re: Discussion about parallel importing (from US) into the UK.
Date: Tue, 13 Jul 2004 03:41:39 +0100


"INRI"  wrote in message
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>
> "Graeme"  wrote in message
> news:ccpvck$uaa$1@custnews.inweb.co.uk...
> >
> > "Sunil Sood"  wrote in message
> > news:2lb959FatfglU1@uni-berlin.de...
> >
> > > Yes - well Levi's certainly got Tesco's to stop importing
them
> > from outside
> > > the EEA
> >
> > Quite so but does anyone know about the "legal process" for
such
> > an action? For instance how long would it take?
> >
> > My thinking as follows:
> >
> > The business starts importing.
> >
> > Goes for 6 months before the manufacturer finds out.
> >
> > The legal cogs start turning.
> >
> > 6 months later the business goes bankrupt and the legal action
> > ceases.
> >
> > Then a new business new name and begin the process again for
> > another year.
> >
> > ?
> >
> >
> > --
> > Best Regards
> >
> > Graeme
> >
> > www.abetterworld.co.uk
> >
> >
> Sell the items as secondhand

How or and why would this help my cause?

Do brand owners not have trademark rights over second-hand good?

Would it not make any "difference" if the goods were not actually
second-hand? So I way lying. Perhaps saying something like "these
items are from my own personal collection". Even though this must
be a blatant lie.

-- 
Best Regards

Graeme

www.abetterworld.co.uk