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Re: Grey Imports[ Follow Ups ] [ Post Followup ] [ Trademark Forum ] [ FAQ ] Posted by Mike on June 07, 2003 at 03:14:04: In Reply to: Grey Imports posted by Mike Moore on June 05, 2003 at 22:53:03: : I work for a UK subsidiary of a US company who is part of a US corporation with sales of almost $5 billion worldwide. : My US office has been purchasing an engineered item from the US office of a European manufacturer. This item is of top quality and has some patented features, which has enabled the US office of the manufactures to get the item specified within a certain market sector and as a result, the item carries a price premium. In the UK and the rest of Europe this market sector does not exist and the item does not carry this price premium. The item carries the manufacturer's name but is marketed by our US office as part of a kit. : I have been involved in the purchase of these items in the UK on a covert basis and shipping them to our US office where they are mixed with some small quantities of the items still purchased from the manufacturer's US office. The manufacturer of these items has no idea what is going on. I am aware that we have saved my company well over $1 million in 12 months. Our gain is our supplier's loss! : Are there any US trademark or intellectual property laws being infringed in this covert operation?
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