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MAP Infographic: The Ultimate Brand Pricing Shield

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Michelle Schechter

Date: April 3, 2017/Author: Michelle Schechter/Category: Price Policies

Tags: First Sale Doctrine, MAP Policy

The First Sale Doctrine and Establishing Legal Claims to Overcome It

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Date: February 28, 2017/Author: Jordan Cohen/Category: Grey Market, Unauthorized

Tags: First Sale Doctrine, Material Difference, Quality Controls

Vorys and Market Track Host Webinar

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Date: January 10, 2017/Author: Jordan Cohen/Category: Unauthorized

Tags: enforcement, First Sale Doctrine, Market Track, Stop Unauthorized Sellers

Video: Vorys’ Online Seller Enforcement Program

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Date: July 11, 2016/Author: Whitney Gibson/Category: Product Diversion, Unauthorized

Tags: Authorized Sellers, Cyber Investigators, First Sale Doctrine, Graduated Enforcement System, Investigation, MAP Policies, MAP Policy, Minimum Advertised Price Policy, Online Marketplaces, Online Seller Enforcement, Third-party Websites, Unauthorized Online Sales, Unauthorized Sales

Three-Step Approach to Stopping Unauthorized Online Sales on eBay

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Jordan Cohen and Whitney Gibson

Date: June 30, 2016/Author: Jordan Cohen and Whitney Gibson/Category: Unauthorized

Tags: Authorized Sellers, Cease and Desist Letters, Cyber Investigators, eBay, Ecommerce, Electronic Cease and Desist Letters, enforcement, First Sale Doctrine, Graduated Enforcement System, Investigation, Material Difference, Monitoring, Online Seller Enforcement, PayPal, Quality Conrol, Subpoenas, Temporary Restraining Order, Trademark Infringement, Unauthorized Online Sales, Unauthorized Sales, Unauthorized Sellers

Brands Must Police Trademark Infringement on eBay and Other Sites Themselves

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Jordan Cohen and Whitney Gibson

Date: March 31, 2016/Author: Jordan Cohen and Whitney Gibson/Category: Unauthorized

Tags: Communications Decency Act, eBay, First Sale Doctrine, Lanham Act, Material Difference, Quality Controls, Trademark Infringement, Unauthorized Online Sales, Unauthorized Sales

A New Approach to Stopping Unauthorized Online Sales and Product Diversion

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Adam Sherman and Whitney Gibson

Date: March 1, 2016/Author: Adam Sherman and Whitney Gibson/Category: Product Diversion, Unauthorized

Tags: Authorized Sellers, Cease and Desist Letters, eBay, Electronic Cease and Desist Letters, enforcement, First Sale Doctrine, Graduated Enforcement System, Identify Unauthorized Sellers, Investigation, Online Seller Enforcement, Product Diversion, Product Purchasing, Unauthorized Online Sales, Unauthorized Sales, Unauthorized Sellers, White Paper

A Zero Tolerance Policy to Prevent Product Diversion and to Stop Unauthorized Sales

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Jordan Cohen and Whitney Gibson

Date: February 16, 2016/Author: Jordan Cohen and Whitney Gibson/Category: Product Diversion

Tags: enforcement, First Sale Doctrine, Graduated Enforcement System, Online Seller Enforcement, Product Diversion, Unauthorized Online Sales, Unauthorized Sales, Unauthorized Sellers

Unauthorized Sales: The ‘Material Difference’ Exception

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Jordan Cohen and Whitney Gibson

Date: November 17, 2015/Author: Jordan Cohen and Whitney Gibson/Category: Product Diversion, Unauthorized

Tags: eBay, First Sale Doctrine, Lanham Act, Material Difference, Non-Physical Differences, Packaging, Product Diversion, Sellers, Trademark Infringement

Unauthorized Third Party Sellers Are Problematic for Manufacturers and Brands

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Adam Sherman, Jordan Cohen and Whitney Gibson

Date: September 25, 2015/Author: Adam Sherman, Jordan Cohen and Whitney Gibson/Category: Unauthorized

Tags: Authorized Sellers, eBay, First Sale Doctrine, MAP Policy, Material Difference, Trademark, Trademark Infringement, Unauthorized Sellers, unauthorized third party sellers

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About Whitney Gibson

Whitney Gibson

Whitney is a partner and leader of the firm’s group that focuses on internet brand and reputation issues, including both illegal online sales enforcement and internet defamation.
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MAP Infographic: The Ultimate Brand Pricing Shield

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