Examination of Parallel Import and Trademark Monopoly in Ethiopia
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2017-06
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Addis Ababa University
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In this paper the legal status of parallel import, whether or not it infringes the trademark owner’s
exclusive right, its practice in Ethiopia and its impediments are dealt with. Parallel imports are
goods produced and sold by the trademark owner (IP owner) or with his consent, and the buyer
subsequently imports them to another market in which they are offered for a higher price without
the authorization of the trademark owner. The research has found out that parallel import is
subject to trade laws (laws of the market) and intellectual property laws (Trademark law). It does
not offend both legal rimes and is lawful in Ethiopia. Therefore, parallel import does not infringe
the exclusive right of the trademark owner and his authorized distribution channels.
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