charles e. colman, "post-kirtsaeng, 'material differences' between copyright and trademark law's...

Upload: charles-e-colman

Post on 03-Apr-2018

214 views

Category:

Documents


0 download

TRANSCRIPT

  • 7/28/2019 Charles E. Colman, "Post-Kirtsaeng, 'Material Differences' Between Copyright and Trademark Law's Treatment of Gray Goods Persist"

    1/10

    6

    Unst'L`rtsfhoi" Gfthr`fb C`ddhrhojhs Mhtwhho Jnpyr`iatfoc Srfchgfrl Bfws Srhftghot nd Irfy Inncs Uhrs`st

    Jafrbhs H/ Jnbgfo+

    Sah X/Z/ Zuprhgh Jnurts rhjhot rub`oi `o L`rtsfhoi v/ Knao Y`bhy $

    Znos6 wnubc shhg on tr`v`fb hvhot dnr stflhanbchrs `o jnothot'rhb`fot `ocustr`hs/

    Sah upsant nd tah Jnurts chj`s`notaft tah Jnpyr`iat Fjt jfoont mh ushc tn

    prhvhot tah uofutanr`zhc `gpnrtft`no nd jnp`hs nd wnrls !hvho `d gfoudfjturhc

    fmrnfc wansh d`rst sfbh afs fbrhfcy njjurrhcw`bb" ft bhfst `o`t`fbby" tarnw f

    wrhoja `otn gfoy jngpfo`hs hx`st`oi mus`ohss gnchbs/

    Fs noh wnubc hxphjt" jngghotfry no tah chj`s`no afs mhho hxthos`vh/=

    Y`ta dhw hxjhpt`nos": anwhvhr" jngghotftnrs ftthgpt`oi tn prhc`jt tah `gpfjt nd

    L`rtsfhoiafvh ont bnnlhc mhynoc jnpyr`iat bfw tn uochrstfoc tah mrnfchr bhifb

    bfocsjfph `o wa`ja sn'jfbbhc irfy inncs frh s`tufthc/ Saft bfocsjfph `ojbuchs"

    fgnoi ntahr dhfturhs" tah Dhchrfb J`rju`ts cnjtr`oh no r`iats hxafust`no `o

    pfthot bfw"3 tah irnw`oi ougmhr nd stfth bfws rhiubft`oi rhtf`bhrs sfbhs nd irfy

    +Frt`jbh =56: Jafrbhs H/ Jnbgfo" Hsq/ !Ufrtohr" Jafrbhs Jnbgfo Bfw" UBBJ< Fjt`oi Fss`stfot

    Urndhssnr" Ohw Pnrl Xo`vhrs`ty Zjannb nd Bfw !mhi`oo`oi Kuoh =56:< Futanr nd J NBGFO NO

    DFZA@NO BFY !Bhx`sOhx`s'Gfttahw Mhochr" dnrtajng`oi Zhpthgmhr =56:< Dnuochr" Sah Jhothr

    dnr tah Ztucy nd Dfsa`no" Bfw" foc Znj`hty/ Jafrbhs jfo mh rhfjahc my h'gf`b ft

    jjEjafrbhsjnbgfobfw/jng/ Sa`s frt`jbh wfs d`rst pumb`sahc `o BFY:45 fs Unst'L`rtsfhoi"

    Srfchgfrl Bfw Jfo Zt`bb Ztnp Irfy Inncs" ft attp;..www/bfw:45/jng.`p.frt`jbhs.3=0=:6/6

    L`rtsfhoi v/ Knao Y`bhy $ Znos" @oj/" On/ 66409 !X/Z/ Gfr/ 60" =56:/=Zhh" h/i/" Ifry Zafp`rn" Zuprhgh Jnurt I`vhs Fghr`jfo Jnosughrs T`jtnry Nvhr Jnpyr`iat

    Nwohrs `o L`rtsfhoi vs/ Knao Y`bhy $ Znos" DN]MHZ" Gfr/ =5" =56:" ftattp;..www/dnrmhs/jng.s`ths.ifrysafp`rn.=56:.5:.=5.suprhgh'jnurt'i`vhs'fghr`jfo'jnosughrs'

    v`jtnry'nvhr'jnpyr`iat'nwohrs'`o'l`rtsfhoi'vs'knao'w`bhy'snos.< Focrhw Fbmfohsh" Yaft Cnhs

    L`rtsfhoi v/ Y`bhy Ghfo Dnr tah @ocustry>" UXMB@ZAH]Z YHHLBP" Gfr/ =:" =56:" ft

    attp;..www/pumb`sahrswhhlby/jng.pw.my'tnp`j.`ocustry'ohws.pumb`sahr'ohws.frt`jbh.84306'f'

    thxtmnnl'jfsh/atgb/:Zhh" h/i/" ]yfo Cfv`s" A`ia Jnurt Jnubc Dnrjh 6st'Zfbh ]hcn Ft Dhc/ J`rj/" BFY:45" Gfr/ =5"

    =56:" ft attp;..www/bfw:45/jng.frt`jbhs.3=8950.a`ia'jnurt'jnubc'dnrjh'6st'sfbh'rhcn'ft'dhc'j`rj'/3Zhh `c/< jd/ c`sjuss`noft Knao ]/ Zjarnhchr" Onth; Zanubc dnrh`io sfbhs hxafust X/Z/ pfthot

    r`iats pnst Vufotf>" 88 ZS/BNX@Z X/B/K/ 96:" 963 !=566 !@o ihohrfb" tah Dhchrfb J`rju`t afs

  • 7/28/2019 Charles E. Colman, "Post-Kirtsaeng, 'Material Differences' Between Copyright and Trademark Law's Treatment of Gray Goods Persist"

    2/10

    =

    inncs"8 foc tah onw'w`chsprhfc ush nd b`jhoshs tn rhstr`jt tah trfosdhrfm`b`ty nd

    inncshsphj`fbby nd tah c`i`tfb vfr`hty/4

    Fs tahsh hxfgpbhs sanw" tah L`rtsfhoirub`oi cnhs ont hx`st `o f vfjuug/

    @ochhc" waho noh hxfg`ohs waft `s friufmby tah gnst s`io`d`jfot dhfturh nd tah

    irfy'inncs bfocsjfph `o tah Xo`thc Ztfthsdhchrfb trfchgfrl bfw`t `s c`dd`jubt

    ont tn wnochr `d tah Zuprhgh Jnurts rub`oi w`bb afvh guja nd fo `gpfjt ft fbb/

    Hvho f jursnry hxfg`oft`no nd trfchgfrl bfws irfy'inncs kur`spruchojh rhvhfbs

    taft `t afs mhjngh uothtahrhc drng mnta `ts suppnshc jnosughr'prnthjt`no foc

    mrfoc'inncw`bb rft`nofbhs" npt`oi dnr fo fpprnfja taft uocuby dfvnrs trfchgfrl

    nwohrs/ L`rtsfhoiontw`tastfoc`oi" trfchgfrl bfw `s wahrh tah fjt`no `s/

    Sah drfghwnrl onw w`chby fppb`hc `o dhchrfb'jnurt trfchgfrl b`t`ift`no

    nvhr irfy inncs sthgs drng Znj`hth chs Urncu`ts Ohstbh v/ Jfsf Ahbvht`f/9

    mhho rhbft`vhby b`mhrfb `o d`oc`oi taft pfthot anbchrs jnubc prhvhot tah hxafust`no nd tah`r pfthotr`iats my vfr`nus ghfos/ @o Vufotf Jngputhr" @oj/ v/ BI Hbhjtrno`js" @oj/" \88: X/Z/ 469" 4:1

    !=551"W tah Xo`thc Ztfths Zuprhgh Jnurt mhifo f trhoc nd rhhb`oi `o tah hxpfos`no nd tahsh

    ghtancs nd prhvhot`oi pfthot hxafust`no/ Dnbbnw`oi ta`s trhoc" no Gfrja 6:" =550" Onrtahro

    C`str`jt nd Jfb`dnro`f Kucih Jbfuc`f Y`blho rubhc taft X/Z/ pfthot r`iats whrh hxafusthc my dnrh`io

    sfbhs nr b`jhoshs `o tah jfsh nd BI Hbhjtrno`js" @oj/ v/ A`tfja`" Btc/\" 488 D/ Zupp/ =c 65:4" 6539

    !O/C/ Jfb/ =550/W !Dnntonths ng`tthc/8Zhh" h/i/" Ohw Pnrl Iho/ Mus/ Bfw =61'ff !rhqu`r`oi taft \hWvhry rhtf`b chfbhr wan lonw`oiby

    nddhrs dnr sfbh irhy gfrlhts ghrjafoc`sh safbb jnosp`junusby pnst jhrtf`o `odnrgft`no jnojhro`oi

    tah inncs" mut b`g`t`oi chd`o`t`no nd irhy gfrlhts ghrjafoc`sh mfshc no wfrrfoty stftus foc

    typh nd inncs< Jfb/ J`v/ Jnch 6909/16 ht shq/ !s`g`bfr tn Ohw Pnrl bfw" mut bfy`oi nut rubhs `o

    guja irhfthr chtf`b/4

    Zhh" h/i/" Thronr v/ Futnchsl" 4=6 D/ :c 665=" 666= !0ta J`r/ =565" jhrt/ cho/ 6:= Z/ Jt/ 658!Njt/ :" =566 !\Futnchsl" @oj/ justnghrW JSF wfs f b`jhoshh rftahr tafo fo nwohr nd f

    pfrt`jubfr jnpy nd \Futnchsls FutnJFC ]hbhfsh 63 sndtwfrhW" foc `t wfs \tausW ont hot`tbhc tn

    rhshbb `ts ]hbhfsh 63 jnp`hs tn Thronr uochr tah d`rst sfbh cnjtr`oh/ 69 X/Z/J/ 650!f/ Sahrhdnrh"

    Thronr c`c ont rhjh`vh t`tbh tn tah jnp`hs drng JSF foc fjjnrc`oiby jnubc ont pfss nwohrsa`p no

    tn ntahrs/ Mnta JSFs foc Thronrs sfbhs `odr`oihc Futnchsls hxjbus`vh r`iat tn c`str`muth jnp`hs

    nd `ts wnrl/ @c/ 654!:/9

    01= D/=c 4:: !6st J`r/ 600=/ Jnurts snght`ghs j`th tn fo hfrb`hr j`rju`t'jnurt jfsh" Nr`i`ofb

    Fppfbfja`fo Frtwnrls" @oj/ v/ Irfofcf Hbhjtrno`js" @oj/" 164 D/=c 41 !=c J`r/ 6019" foc

    njjfs`nofbby in mfjl hvho durtahr/ Mut Ohstbh`s gnst ndtho ushc fs tah gnchb `o gnchro jfshs/

  • 7/28/2019 Charles E. Colman, "Post-Kirtsaeng, 'Material Differences' Between Copyright and Trademark Law's Treatment of Gray Goods Persist"

    3/10

    :

    !Ya`bh tah rubhs fppb`hc my X/Z/ Justngs1 `o chfb`oi w`ta irfy inncs frh s`g`bfr

    tnfoc `o sngh `ostfojhs" whrh fjtufbby tah rnnt ndtansh fppb`hc `o pr`vfth

    b`t`ift`no uochr tah Bfoafg Fjt"0 spfjh jnostrf`ots rhqu`rh f dnjus no tah bftthr/

    @o Ohstbh" f jfsh nvhr irfy'gfrlht janjnbfths" tah c`str`jt jnurt rubhc dnr tah

    `gpnrthr'chdhocfot/ Sah jnurt fjlonwbhcihc tah hx`sthojh nd jfsh bfw `o wa`ja

    tah Bfoafg Fjt \afc mhhoW ushc tn upanbc `odr`oihghot my f ihou`oh prncujt"

    mut nmshrvhc taft `o tansh c`spuths" tah uochrby`oi gnt`vh wfs f gfthr`fb

    c`ddhrhojh wa`ja wnubc jfush jnosughr jnodus`no" c`ssft`sdfjt`no" foc

    `rrhpfrfmbh afrg tn tah inncw`bb nd tah Xo`thc Ztfths trfchgfrl anbc\hrW/65 Ahrh"

    my jnotrfst" tah c`str`jt jnurt afc jbnshby hxfg`ohc tah `oc`v`cufb janjnbfths"

    foc dnuoc taft \fWpfrt drng tah c`ddhrhojhs `o tah mnxhs" wrfpphrs foc trfys" tah

    fpphfrfojh nd tah `oc`v`cufb janjnbfths" wrfpphc foc uowrfpphc whrh fbgnst

    uoc`st`oiu`safmbh/66

    Sah D`rst J`rju t rhvhrshc/ Sah fpphbbfth pfohb mhifo `ts chj`s`no my

    drfg`oi tah `oqu`ry drng tah phrsphjt`vh nd mrfoc nwohrs w`sa`oi tn hoifih `o

    gfrlht shighotft`no !rftahr tafo" sfy" jnosughrs w`sa`oi tn nmtf`o jngpfrfmbh

    inncs ft tah bnwhst fvf`bfmbh pr`jh" stft`oi taft \ta`sW fpphfb rhqu`rhs us tn

    fccrhss tah prnthjt`no taft trfchgfrl bfw fddnrcs f rhi`strfot fif`ost tah

    `gpnrtft`no foc sfbh nd sn'jfbbhc irfy inncs" taft `s" trfchgfrlhc inncs

    gfoudfjturhc fmrnfc uochr f vfb`c b`jhosh mut mrnuiat `otn ta`s jnuotry `o

    1Zhh60 J/D/]/ 6::/=: !]hstr`jt`nos no `gpnrtft`no nd irfy gfrlht frt`jbhs/

    068 X/Z/J/ 6586 ht shq/

    65Znj`hth Chs Urncu`ts Ohstbh" Z/F/ v/ Jfsf Ahbvht`f" @oj/" 999 D/ Zupp/ 646" 644 !C/U/]/ 6006/

    66@c/ ft 643/

  • 7/28/2019 Charles E. Colman, "Post-Kirtsaeng, 'Material Differences' Between Copyright and Trademark Law's Treatment of Gray Goods Persist"

    4/10

    3

    chrnift`no nd frrfoihghots bfwdubby gfch my tah trfchgfrl anbchr tn hosurh

    thrr`tnr`fb hxjbus`v`ty/6=

    Chjbfr`oi `ts `othot`no tn rubh mfshc no tah Bfoafg Fjts fgfrfota`oh

    pr`oj`pbhs nd prnthjt`oi jnosughrs foc prnthjt`oi rhi`strfots foc tah`r

    fss`iohhswa`ja tah jnurt chhghc tn mh b`olhc tn f jnojhpt nd thrr`tnr`fb

    hxjbus`v`tyKucih Mrujh Zhbyf wrnth" dnr f uofo`gnus pfohb;

    \FWbtanuia `t afs mhho sf`c taft trfchgfrl bfw ihohrfbby cnhs ont rhfja tah sfbh

    nd ihou`oh inncs mhfr`oi f truh gfrl hvho tanuia suja sfbh `s w`tanut tah gfrl

    nwohrs jnoshot" / / / tah gfx`g cnhs ont fppby waho ihou`oh" mut uofutanr`zhc"

    `gpnrts c`ddhr gfthr`fbby drng futahot`j inncs futanr`zhc dnr sfbh `o tah cnghst`j

    gfrlht/ / / / @o ntahr wnrcs" tah uofutanr`zhc `gpnrtft`no foc sfbh nd gfthr`fbby

    c`ddhrhot ghrjafoc`sh v`nbfths \tah Bfoafg FjtW mhjfush f c`ddhrhojh `o prncujts

    mhfr`oi tah sfgh ofgh jnodushs jnosughrs foc `gp`oihs no tah bnjfb

    trfchgfrl anbchrs inncw`bb/6:

    @o tah pfohbs v`hw" tahrh wfs on ghjafo`jfb wfy tn chthrg`oh tah pn`ot

    ft wa`ja f c`ddhrhojh mhjnghs gfthr`fb" mut `t jnubc jnod`chotby sfy taft tah

    tarhsanbc nd gfthr`fb`ty `s fbwfys qu`th bnw `o suja jfshs/63 Mfshc no ta`s bfx

    stfocfrc" tah jnurt dnuoc `t rhfc`by fppfrhot taft gfthr`fb c`ddhrhojhs hx`st

    mhtwhho tah @tfb`fo foc Thohzuhbfo UH]XI@OF janjnbfths ft `ssuh `o tah

    b`t`ift`no/ Sah pfohb fjlonwbhcihc taft \tWahsh c`ddhrhojhs wa`ja `gpb jfth

    qufb`ty" jngpns`t`no" pfjlfi`oi" foc pr`jh frh ont nvhrwahbg`oi"68 mut dnuoc

    taft \iW`vho tah bnw tarhsanbc nd gfthr`fb`ty taft fppb`hs `o irfy inncs jfshsf

    6=Znj`hth chs Urncu`ts Ohstbh v/ Jfsf Ahbvht`f" 01= D/=c 4::" 4:8 !6st J`r/ 600=/

    6:@c/ ft 4:1/

    63@c/ ft 436/

    68@c/ ft 43:/

  • 7/28/2019 Charles E. Colman, "Post-Kirtsaeng, 'Material Differences' Between Copyright and Trademark Law's Treatment of Gray Goods Persist"

    5/10

    8

    stfocfrc taft tah pfohb `tshbd afc kust dnrgfb`zhctah fmnvh c`ss`g`bfr`t`hs frh

    gfthr`fb `o tah fiirhifth/64 Srfchgfrl b`fm`b`ty dnr tah chdhocfot dnbbnwhc/

    Jnurts prhs`c`oi nvhr Bfoafg Fjt irfy'inncs c`spuths `o tah wflh nd

    Ohstbhafvh bfrihby fcnpthc tah D`rst J`rju`ts drfghwnrl/ @o Gfrt`os Ahrhoc

    @gpnrts v/ C`fgnoc $ Ihg Srfc`oi XZF" dnr hxfgpbh" tah D`dta J`rju`t wrnth taft

    `t wfs phrsufchc taft tah \OhstbhW thst" wa`ja d`ocs `odr`oihghot `d tah inncs snbc

    my tah futanr`zhc cnghst`j c`str`mutnr foc tah chdhocfots dnrh`io inncs frh

    gfthr`fbby c`ddhrhot" `s f snuoc noh" ft bhfst waho tah inncs `o quhst`no frh

    a`iaby frt`st`j" buxury inncs/69 @o fo `bbug`oft`oi pfssfih" tah pfohb wrnth;

    Nojh f trfchgfrl nwohr shbbs a`s prncujt" tah muyhr nrc`ofr`by gfy rhshbb tah

    prncujt uochr tah nr`i`ofb gfrl w`tanut `ojurr`oi foy trfchgfrl bfw b`fm`b`ty/ Fo

    fofbninus foc mhtthr lonwo d`rst sfbh rubh `s rhjnio`zhc `o tah jnpyr`iat

    bfw" foc `s `ochhc jnc`d`hc `o tah Jnpyr`iat Fjt/ Sa`s rubh d`ocs `ts nr`i`os `o

    tah jnggno bfw fvhrs`no tn b`g`t`oi tah fb`hoft`no nd phrsnofb prnphrty/ Fs noh

    jnurt afs hxpbf`ohc" tah rft`nofbh mha`oc tah rubh `s taft fdthr tah d`rst sfbh" tah

    pnb`jy dfvnr`oi f jnpyr`iat gnonpnby dnr futanrs i`vhs wfy tn pnb`j`hs c`sdfvnr`oi

    rhstrf`ots nd trfch foc b`g`tft`nos no tah fb`hoft`no nd phrsnofb prnphrty/

    Z`g`bfr pnb`j`hs uochrb`h rhjnio`t`no nd f d`rst sfbh rubh `o trfchgfrl bfw/

    Yh jnojbuch taft ta`s rubh cnhs ont prnthjt \tah chdhocfotW/ D`rst" tah rubh

    fppb`hs noby tn `chot`jfb ihou`oh inncs \focW \foW uofutanr`zhc `gpnrtft`no gfywhbb turo fo ntahrw`sh ihou`oh prncujt `otn f jnuothrdh`t noh/

    61

    Ntahr j`rju`ts dnbbnwhc su`t" gnst chjb`o`oi tn fcnpt tah D`dta J`rju`ts jfvhft

    rhifrc`oi a`iaby frt`st`j" buxury inncs/ Saus" `o Cfv`cndd $ J`h" Z/F/ v/ UBC @otb

    Jnrp/" tah Hbhvhota J`rju`t mhifo `ts np`o`no my rhjnio`z\`oiW tah ihohrfb rubh

    taft f trfchgfrl nwohrs futanr`zhc `o`t`fb sfbh nd `ts prncujt hxafusts tah

    64Mut shh `c/ ft 433 !Sah ush nd tah sfgh UH]XI@OF bfmhb no janjnbfths gfo`dhst`oi suja

    c`ddhrhojhs `s prhsugpt`vhby b`lhby tn jfush jnodus`no/ Jfsf Ahbvht`f jnubc" nd jnursh" afvh

    nddhrhc hv`chojh tn rhmut ta`s prhsugpt`no '' mut `t afs ont cnoh sn/ Sahrh `s on prnnd taft

    rhtf`bhrs hxpbf`o tn jnosughrs tah c`ddhrhojhs mhtwhho tah @tfb`fo foc Thohzuhbfo prncujts/ Sah

    rhjnrc `s b`lhw`sh chvn`c nd foy hv`chojh taft jnosughrs frh `oc`ddhrhot fmnut qufb`ty jnotrnb

    prnjhcurhs" pfjlfi`oi" `oirhc`hots" nr pr`jh/69

    66= D/:c 6=04" 6:56'5= !8ta J`r/ 6009/61

    @c/ ft 6:5: !`othrofb j`tft`nos ng`tthc/

  • 7/28/2019 Charles E. Colman, "Post-Kirtsaeng, 'Material Differences' Between Copyright and Trademark Law's Treatment of Gray Goods Persist"

    6/10

    4

    trfchgfrl nwohrs r`iat tn gf`otf`o jnotrnb nvhr wan tahrhfdthr rhshbbs tah

    prncujt" mut fcnpt\hcW drng nur s`sthr j`rju`ts tah`r hxjhpt`no tn ta`s ihohrfb

    rubh`/h/" tah uofutanr`zhc rhsfbh nd f gfthr`fbby c`ddhrhot prncujt jnost`tuths

    `odr`oihghot/60 Sah jnurt pbfjhc on b`g`tft`nos no tah inncs hb`i`mbh dnr ta`s thst/

    Fs noh dhchrfb jnurt fdthr fontahr afs fcnpthc tah Ohstbhdrfghwnrl" foc

    `o tah prnjhss" fcchc tn tah b`st nd pnthot`fbby gfthr`fb c`ddhrhojhs mhtwhho

    inncs dnr purpnshs nd trfchgfrl b`fm`b`ty" chfb`oi `o gnst typhs nd irfy inncs afs

    mhjngh f r`sly hochfvnr/ Sah mnuocfr`hs nd phrg`ss`mbh jnocujt frh c`dd`jubt tn

    bnjfth `o tah jfsh bfw< `o @mhr`f Dnncs Jnrp/ v/ ]nghn" tah Sa`rc J`rju`t whot sn

    dfr fs tn stfth taft \mWhjfush jnosughr prhdhrhojhs frh fs d`jlbh foc c`vhrsh fs

    tah augfo `gfi`oft`no" `t `s `gpnss`mbh tn chv`sh fo hxafust`vh b`st nd tah typhs nd

    c`ddhrhojhs mhtwhho prncujts taft jfo mh jnos`chrhc gfthr`fb dnr tah purpnshs nd

    tah ihou`ohohss thst/=5 Fdthr twn chjfchs nd suja chj`s`nos" tah noby ta`oi noh

    jfo sfy dnr jhrtf`o `s taft tah purpnrthc ihohrfb rubhtaft f trfchgfrl nwohrs

    futanr`zhc `o`t`fb sfbh nd `ts prncujt hxafusts tah trfchgfrl nwohrs r`iat tn

    gf`otf`o jnotrnb=6afs onw mhjngh tah hxjhpt`no/

    @o tah rhbft`vhby rhjhot jfsh nd [`on Cfv`cndd ZF v/ JTZ Jnrp/" chdhocfot'

    fpphbbfot JTZ tr`hc tn rhg`oc tah Zhjnoc J`rju`t nd tah prnphr mfshb`oh dnr tah

    fofbys`s" pn`ot`oi nut taft oh`tahr tah pbf`o thxt onr tah bhi`sbft`vh a`stnry nd tah

    Bfoafg Fjt suppnrts tah c`str`jt jnurts jnojbus`no taft f rhtf`bhr gfy mh dnuoc

    b`fmbh dnr trfchgfrl `odr`oihghot dnr shbb`oi f ihou`oh prncujt `o `ts nr`i`ofb

    60=4: D/:c 6=09" 6=01'00 !66ta J`r/ =556/

    =5685 D/:c =01" :53 !:c J`r/ 6001/

    =6Cfv`cndd $ J`h" =4: D/:c ft 6=01/

  • 7/28/2019 Charles E. Colman, "Post-Kirtsaeng, 'Material Differences' Between Copyright and Trademark Law's Treatment of Gray Goods Persist"

    7/10

    9

    pfjlfi`oi w`ta tah rhi`sthrhc trfchgfrl `otfjt" s`gpby mhjfush tah gfrl anbchrs

    prncujt`no jnch afs mhho fbthrhc nr rhgnvhc/== Sah jnurt mrusahc ta`s

    nmshrvft`no fs`ch" j`t`oi prhv`nus chj`s`nos dnr tah prnpns`t`no taft inncs frh

    ont ihou`oh `d tahy cn ont jnodnrg tn tah trfchgfrl anbchrs qufb`ty jnotrnb

    stfocfrcs / / / nr `d tahy c`ddhr gfthr`fbby drng tah prncujt futanr`zhc / / / my tah

    trfchgfrl anbchr dnr sfbh/

    Sah [`on Cfv`cnddjnurt durtahr fsshrthc taft wahrh tah fbbhihc `odr`oihr

    afs `othrdhrhc w`ta tah trfchgfrl anbchrs fm`b`ty tn jnotrnb qufb`tyfs `t dnuoc

    afc njjurrhc tarnuia tah rhgnvfb nd tah inncs XUJ jnch !f prncujt hbhghot

    taft" noh `gfi`ohs" vhry dhw jnosughrs wnubc jnos`chr gfthr`fbtah

    `gpnrtft`no nd nsthos`mby ihou`oh inncs gfy mh `odr`oi`oi/=: Mut tah swhhp`oi

    rfoih nd prncujt jafrfjthr`st`js onw chhghc sudd`j`hotby gfthr`fb tn prhvhot tah

    `gpnrtft`no nd irfy inncs uochr tah Bfoafg Fjt=3 suiihsts taft tah truby rhbhvfot

    pfrt nd qufb`ty jnotrnb" dnr jhrtf`o mrfoc nwohrs foc !lonw`oiby nr ont dnr gfoy

    jnurts" `s ghrh jnotrnb/

    Jnos`chr" dnr hxfgpbh" tah D`dta J`rju`ts pfssfih `o Gfrt`os Ahrhoc

    @gpnrtsno wa`ja f d`oc`oi nd gfthr`fb c`ddhrhojhs wfs mfshc; Zngh nd tah

    p`hjhs" suja fs d`iur`ohs nd iu`ohf ahos foc rfmm`ts" whrh jngpbhthby c`ddhrhot

    ==896 D/:c =:1" =3: !=c J`r/ =550

    =:@c/

    =3Zhh ihohrfbby='8 I@BZNO NO S]FCHGF]LZ 8/=5\:W !=56=/ @o dnntonth 06" I`bsno j`ths noh nd

    tah vhry dhw pnst'Ohstbhjnurt chj`s`nos rhkhjt`oi tah fbbhihc gfthr`fb`ty nd c`ddhrhojhs mhtwhho

    tah prncujts ft `ssuh; Fghr`jfo Angh Urncs/ v/ ]hb`fojh Srfc`oi Jn/" 88 X/Z/U/V/=c 6984 !J/C/

    Jfb/ =555 !\SWah dfjt taft tah inncs afvh trfvhbhc nvhrshfs `o on wfy rhochrs tahg gfthr`fbby

    c`ddhrhot/ Ft gnst" tah inncs afvh bnst pfrt nd tah`r sahbd'b`dh/ Saft ta`s`s tah chj`s`no ushc my f

    bhfc`oi trhft`sh tn `bbustrfth c`ddhrhojhs taft frh ont gfthr`fb uochrsjnrhs anw `gmfbfojhc

    trfchgfrl bfws irfy'inncs kur`spruchojh afs mhjngh/

  • 7/28/2019 Charles E. Colman, "Post-Kirtsaeng, 'Material Differences' Between Copyright and Trademark Law's Treatment of Gray Goods Persist"

    8/10

    1

    p`hjhs drng tansh snbc my Gfrt`os/ Ntahrs afc pf`othc pftthros foc jnbnrs

    c`ddhrhot drng tansh nddhrhc my Gfrt`o)s/ Fs f gftthr nd bfw" suja c`ddhrhojhs frh

    gfthr`fb \foc tah `gpnrtft`no nd tah inncs taus `odr`oi`oiW" s`ojh jnosughr

    jan`jhs dnr suja frt`st`j p`hjhs frh ohjhssfr`by sumkhjt`vh nr hvho dfoj`dub"

    chphoc`oi no hfja jnosughr)s phrsnofb frt`st`j tfsths/=8 Urncujt qufb`ty`s ont

    ghot`nohc ft fbb; `o sngh `ostfojhs" fppfrhotby" ghrh fhstaht`j c`ddhrhojhs frh

    phr shgfthr`fb/

    Dnr f jngpfoy tn jfthr tn bnjfb tfsths `s noh ta`oi< dnr f jnurt tn rubh `o

    dfvnr nd f trfchgfrl nwohr `o tah fmshojh nd foy hv`chojh taft suja bhi`t`gfth

    mus`ohss gnt`vhs uochrbfy `ts c`str`mut`no chj`s`nosfoc `o tah fmshojh nd foy

    hv`chojh nd b`lhb`annc nd jnodus`no" wa`ja `s prhsughc wahrh prncujt

    c`ddhrhojhs frh gfthr`fb=4`s qu`th fontahr/ !Durtahr" wahrh tah rhbhvfot jnojhro

    `squfb`ty jnotrnb" sanubc X/Z/ trfchgfrl bfw rhfbby in nut nd `ts wfy tn hofmbh tah

    jnotrnbbhc sfbh nd bnwhr'qufb`ty inncs fmrnfc" prnv`chc X/Z/ justnghrs frh ont

    hxpnshc tn tahg>

    @o sanrt" jnurts afvh df`tadubbyhvho mb`ocbyahhchc Kucih Zhbyfs

    jnuothr`otu`t`vh `ostrujt`no `o Ohstbhtaft f rhv`hw`oi jnurt \hxfg`o`oi irfy

    inncs dnr gfthr`fb c`ddhrhojhsW gust ohjhssfr`by mh jnojhrohc w`ta sumtbh

    c`ddhrhojhs" dnr `t `s my sumtbh c`ddhrhojhs taft jnosughrs frh gnst hfs`by

    jnodushc/=9 Kucihs afvh taus dnuoc prng`ohot c`ddhrhojhs gfthr`fb" foc

    =8Gfrt`os Ahrhoc @gpnrts" 66= D/:c ft 6:5=/

    =4@c/ ft 6:56 !Ohstbhc`c ont turo no prnnd my tah pbf`ot`dd nd jnosughr jnodus`no/ @osthfc" `t

    prhsughc f b`lhb`annc nd jnodus`no fs f gftthr nd bfw waho tah prncujts frh gfthr`fbby c`ddhrhot/=9

    @c/ ft 436/

  • 7/28/2019 Charles E. Colman, "Post-Kirtsaeng, 'Material Differences' Between Copyright and Trademark Law's Treatment of Gray Goods Persist"

    9/10

    0

    sumtbh c`ddhrhojhs b`lhw`sh gfthr`fb" suja taft waft wfs `othochc fs f thst

    irnuochc `o shos`mbh pnb`jy `s onw f rubhbfjl`oi foy jnahrhot uochrby`oi

    pr`oj`pbhsfoc noh taft hddhjt`vhby mfrs tah uofutanr`zhc `gpnrtft`no nd gnst

    inncs mhfr`oi tah trfchgfrls nd X/Z/ jngpfo`hs/ @gpnrtfotby" ta`s rubh"

    hsphj`fbby waho fppb`hc w`ta tah mhohd`t nd fcvfojh pbfoo`oi taft w`bb tflh pbfjh

    `o pnst'L`rtsfhoistrfthiy shss`nos" jfo mh fppb`hc tn ont noby jnpyr`iatfmbh

    wnrls b`lh tah thxtmnnls ft `ssuh `o L`rtsfhoi" mut tn ohfrby foy typh nd innc/

    Saus" `t shhgs taft !fs afs sn ndtho njjurrhc `o @U bfw tah dnjus no tah

    prnmbhgs nd jnpyr`iat foc pfthot afs fbbnwhc trfchgfrl bfw tn hoifih"

    uosuphrv`shc" `o f irhft chfb nd g`sja`hd/=1 @d `t `s jnpyr`iat g`sush tn

    strfthi`jfbby chpbny jnpyr`iatfmbh gfthr`fb `o fo hddnrt tn jfrry nut gfrlht

    shighotft`no"=0 surhby tahrh `s f jnbnrfmbh friughot taft `t jnost`tuths trfchgfrl

    g`sush:5 tn ush tah Bfoafg Fjt tn lhhp nut pfrfbbhb `gpnrts dnr tah purpnsh nd

    pr`jh c`sjr`g`oft`no tarnuia tnlho prncujt c`ddhrhojhs taftuochr tah jnurts

    `ojrhfs`oiby `ojnahrhot" pnst'Ohstbhkur`spruchojhw`bb gnrh ndtho tafo ont mh

    rubhc gfthr`fb !on gftthr anw tr`v`fb tahy gfy shhg tn jnosughrs/

    F sa`dt `o dnjus `s wfrrfothc; jngghotftnrs foc stflhanbchrs gust tflh f

    sthp mfjl foc bnnl ft tah m`iihr p`jturh surrnuoc`oi irfy inncs/ ]hifrcbhss nd

    =1Zhh c`sjuss`noft Jafrbhs Jnbgfo" Srfchgfrlbfwpnjfbypsh" fvf`bfmbh ft

    attp;..pfphrs/ssro/jng.snb:.pfphrs/jdg>fmstrfjt^`c7=6490=0 !pnsthc no Njt/ =1" =56=/=0

    ZhhJafrbhs Jnbgfo" Dnbbnw`oi f Zuprhgh Jnurt chfcbnjl" Jnstjn mhfts Nghif no rhgfoc

    my `ovnl`oi tah hqu`tfmbh cnjtr`oh nd jnpyr`iat g`sush"BFYNDDFZA@NO" Onv/ 69" =566" ft

    attp;..bfwnddfsa`no/jng.mbni.stnry.66.69.=566.665< shh fbsnJafrbhs Jnbgfo" Hvhr d`oc ynurshbd

    wnochr`oi waft afpphohc `o taft Nghif v/ Jnstjn jnpyr`iat g`sush fpphfb tn tah 0ta J`rju`t>"

    BFYNDDFZA@NO" Dhm/ 63" =56:" ft attp;..bfwnddfsa`no/jng.mbni.stnry.5=.63.=56:.699/:5

    Jafrbhs Jnbgfo" Srfchgfrl G`sush; Jrfdt`oi f Zfdhty Tfbvh dnr f Onrgft`vhby Chd`j`hot Mncy

    nd Bfw" pfrt`fb crfdt fvf`bfmbh ftattp;..pfphrs/ssro/jng.snb:.pfphrs/jdg>fmstrfjt^`c7=68114:/

  • 7/28/2019 Charles E. Colman, "Post-Kirtsaeng, 'Material Differences' Between Copyright and Trademark Law's Treatment of Gray Goods Persist"

    10/10

    65

    wahtahr tah jnpyr`iat'bfw `ssuhs fccrhsshc `o L`rtsfhoirhjh`vh durtahr ftthot`no

    `o Jnoirhss":6 jnotrnb nvhr tah `gpnrtft`no nd irfy inncs `s my on ghfos f ta`oi

    nd tah pfstmhjfush trfchgfrl bfw w`bb hddhjt`vhby prhshrvh tah fot`'irfy inncs

    stftus qun/ @d ta`s sjhofr`n `s jnos`sthot w`ta tah pnb`jy jan`jhs nd X/Z/ vnthrs

    foc tah`r rhprhshotft`vhs" phrafps tah gfthr`fb c`ddhrhojhs thst sanubc mh bhdt fs

    `snr hvho fmfocnohc `o dfvnr nd fo fjrnss'tah'mnfrc prna`m`t`no/ Saft stfth nd

    fddf`rs wnubc" ft bhfst" afvh tah mhohd`t nd trfospfrhojy/

    Anwhvhr" tah gynp`j dnjus nd gnst pnst'L`rtsfhoijngghotfry suiihsts

    taft tah rhbhvfot chj`s`nogflhrs frh ont yht `o f pns`t`no tn prnv`ch `odnrghc

    jnoshot tn tah bfw fs `t stfocs onw/ Y`ta f gnrh jngprhahos`vh uochrstfoc`oi

    nd jurrhot trfchgfrl'bfw kur`spruchojh" tahy gfy d`oc tahgshbvhs jnodushc" foc

    drustrfthcfoc anphdubby" gnt`vfthc tn fcvnjfth dnr bhifb rhdnrg/

    :6Zhh suprfft onth = !Sah chj`s`no" anwhvhr" `s ont b`lhby tn mh tah d`ofb wnrc/ @o stfthghots

    dnbbnw`oi tah rub`oi" mnta s`chs rhdhrhojhc f jnoirhss`nofb mfttbh taft fbb stflhanbchrs afvh

    fot`j`pfthc drng tah stfrt nd tah b`t`ift`no/