Vertical price control and parallel imports: theory and evidence

Parallel imports are genuine products brought into a country without the authorization of the copyright, patent, or trademark owner. Countries vary considerably in their legal treatment of parallel imports, as determined by their choice of exhaustion doctrine. A new model analyzes parallel imports a...

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Main Authors: Maskus, Keith E. 1954- (Author), Chen, Yongmin 1961- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC World Bank, Development Research Group, Trade 2000
Series:Policy research working paper 2461
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Online Access:Volltext
Summary:Parallel imports are genuine products brought into a country without the authorization of the copyright, patent, or trademark owner. Countries vary considerably in their legal treatment of parallel imports, as determined by their choice of exhaustion doctrine. A new model analyzes parallel imports as a response to vertical pricing arrangements between a rights holder ("manufacturer") and a foreign distributor
Item Description:"October 2000"--Cover. - Title from title screen as viewed on Oct. 05, 2002
Erscheinungsjahr in Vorlageform:[2000]
Weitere Ausgabe: Maskus, Keith E : Vertical price control and parallel imports
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (40 Seiten)