Home > RIPL > Vol. 8 > Iss. 2 (2009)
UIC Review of Intellectual Property Law
Abstract
Trademark owners continue to enforce their trademarks against imports of gray market goods using Section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930. In comparison to the federal court alternative, the International Trade Commission (“ITC”) offers a number of distinct advantages. In addition, ITC decisions in In re Certain Agricultural Vehicles and Components Thereof and In re Certain Hydraulic Excavators and Components Thereof have clarified what is required to enforce trademarks at the ITC. Trademark owners should heed the recent ITC decisions in deciding how to curb imports of infringing gray market goods.
Recommended Citation
Joseph H. Heckendorn & Lyle B. Vander Schaaf, Gray Market Trademark Infringement Actions at the U.S. International Trade Commission: The Benefits of the Forum and Analysis of Relevant Cases, 8 J. Marshall Rev. Intell. Prop. L. 271 (2009)
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