Matters of import
13 September 2012
The act of importing requires a licence from any UK trade-mark owners whose registered trade mark is on the goods. Susan Singleton reviews the implications for purchasers
Importing is one of the categories of trade-mark infringement under the Trade Marks Act 1994, which implements the EU Trade Marks Directive (89/104/EEC, OJ 1989 L40/5) into UK law. Many trade-mark owners will want to sell as many of their goods as possible and will have no problems with anyone importing them. However, some trade-mark owners may want to restrict...