PARALLEL TRADING CASE
November 1st, 2001
BY KEITH NUTHALLIN a surprise judgement, the European Court of Justice has blocked European Union retailers from re-importing textile products from eastern European countries or other non-EU countries, without permission from trademark holders.By doing so, the ECJ ignored one of its advocate generals, who had advised that manufacturers should not block such parallel imports; this was unusual, as judges normally back such preliminary judgements.The case had been brought by Levi Strauss against British retailers Tesco and Costco, who obtained their jeans outside ...
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