How does the First Sale Doctrine apply when my resale shop buys authentic branded merchandise abroad and imports it to sell online in the US?
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How does the First Sale Doctrine apply when my resale shop buys authentic branded merchandise abroad and imports it to sell online in the US?
3 real searches · 1 real-search pass
US trademark gray market goods first sale doctrine foreign genuine goods material differences customs 19 USC 1526 Lever Brothers Supreme CourtGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDReason
19 USC 1526 importation foreign merchandise registered trademark Customs gray market 19 CFR 133.23Google ↗
OBSERVEDReason
Kirtsaeng v John Wiley first sale doctrine copyright goods made abroad Supreme Court opinionGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDReason
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ChatGPT real searches (3)
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Searches and sources
ChatGPT3 real searches · gpt-6
US trademark gray market goods first sale doctrine foreign genuine goods material differences customs 19 USC 1526 Lever Brothers Supreme Court Google ↗
19 USC 1526 importation foreign merchandise registered trademark Customs gray market 19 CFR 133.23 Google ↗
Kirtsaeng v John Wiley first sale doctrine copyright goods made abroad Supreme Court opinion Google ↗
- 19 U.S.C. § 1526 · uscode.house.gov
- 19 C.F.R. § 133.23 · law.cornell.edu
- 19 U.S.C. § 1526: Merchandise bearing American trade-mark · uscode.house.gov
- IPR - How to apply, update, or record trademark with CBP · help.cbp.gov
- United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · cafc.uscourts.gov
- KIRTSAENG v. JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC. | Supreme Court | US Law · law.cornell.edu
- K MART CORPORATION, Petitioner, v. CARTIER, INC., et al. 47TH STREET PHOTO, INC., Petitioner, v. COALITION TO PRESERVE THE INTEGRITY OF AMERICAN TRADEMARKS et al. UNITED STATES, et al., Petitioners, v. COALITION TO PRESERVE THE INTEGRITY OF AMERICAN TRADEMARKS et al. | Supreme Court | US Law · law.cornell.edu
- CBP Intellectual Property Rights Search Database · iprr.cbp.gov
Queries
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| Query / type | Search | Intent | Query class | Routing format | Cluster | Freq ↓ | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
US trademark gray market goods first sale doctrine foreign genuine goods material differences customs 19 USC 1526 Lever Brothers Supreme Court OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Reason | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
19 USC 1526 importation foreign merchandise registered trademark Customs gray market 19 CFR 133.23 OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Reason | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
Kirtsaeng v John Wiley first sale doctrine copyright goods made abroad Supreme Court opinion OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Reason | — | — | 1x of 1 |