SHANGHAI — From the latest designer fashion to the most cutting-edge high-tech products, China's increasingly open market has brought the world's best goods to it doorstep. Through the ...

Parallel-imported vehicles are displayed at the Qianhai Bay free trade port zone in Shenzhen. [Photo provided to China Daily] China's vehicle parallel import business dragged down prices and ...

The term ‘parallel import’ is a new concept in economics literature. However, in international business literature and law, parallel importing has been much discussed since the mid-1980s. The thorny ...

A parallel car import showroom in the Shanghai Free Trade Zone. Independent auto dealers are only selling a total of 20 cars each month since the zone began its parallel car import program this ...

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 ...

Long before the pandemic shut down Hong Kong’s vibrant retail sector, traders from China crossed the border to purchase everything from cosmetics to cars tax-free for profitable reselling upon ...

At the core of the definition, a Parallel import is a non-counterfeit product imported from another country without the permission of the intellectual property owner. They are also goods that are not ...

On the face of it, the London Agreement, which came into force on May 1, 2008, is a good thing for European patent holders. It relaxes the translation requirements in some European countries, thus ...

Imposing trade restrictions on parallel imports has the surprising effect of motivating a firm to export, according to a new study using game theory economic analysis. Economists Santanu Roy, Southern ...

Despite the lack of current law, IP owners are not helpless against parallel imports into Myanmar. They just have to be a bit more ingenious with their prevention strategies, explains Alec Christie ...

Mr Justice Laddie's judgment in Arsenal Football Plc v Matthew Reed could deal a serious blow to those engaged in the business of merchandising in the UK. The judgment was the climax of a long running ...