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Hollister Inc. v. Medik Ostomy Supplies Ltd.

ByAnkit Rastogi

Hollister Inc. v. Medik Ostomy Supplies Ltd. [2013] F.S.R. 24 Full Text here Key Words: Parallel Import, Exhaustion Principle, Trade Mark FACTS H owned trade marks for medical products. M had imported H’s products into the United Kingdom and repackaged them for sale. In doing so, it had breached the requirement[1] that the importer give notice to…

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Oracle America Inc. vs. M-Tech Data Ltd.

ByAnkit Rastogi

Oracle America Inc. (Formerly Sun Microsystems Inc.) vs. M-Tech Data Ltd. [2012] UKSC 27 Full Text here Key Words: Parallel Import, Exhaustion Principle, Trade Mark RELEVANT PROVISION(S): EU Directive 89/104 (available here) Article 5: According to Article 5(1) of the Directive, the registered trade mark confers on the proprietor exclusive rights therein. In addition, Article 5(1)(a) provides that…