by Amy Ralls | Nov 10, 2018 | Policy & Law
ASCDI has been very active on the federal front working on a variety of issues critical to the industry. Protecting your right to resale against overzealous rights’ holders is among our top priorities. Working with the Customs Department to ensure that goods aren’t...
by Amy Ralls | Nov 10, 2018 | Association News, Policy & Law
Anu Gavini, former President and COO of Sandler Travis Trade Advisory Services, which was recently acquired by UPS, will be joined by three ASCDI member-company Executives for a practical discussion of Best Practices in the face of an uncertain and confusing tariff...
by Joe Marion | Jun 16, 2018 | Blog, Opinion, Policy & Law, Technology News
Copyright is a legal right that grants the creator of an original work exclusive rights for its use and distribution. This is usually only for a limited time. In recent years, some brand holders have misused copyright to try to prevent the resale and service by...
by Joe Marion | Oct 27, 2015 | Association News, Blog, Events, Policy & Law
We are making headway. Several years ago legislators never heard from the small and medium size companies that make up our membership. Things have changed. A few months ago we met with the US Library of Congress and explained to them how some manufacturers were...
by Amy Ralls | Sep 9, 2015 | Industry News, Policy & Law
Andrew Shore, Executive Director of the Owners’ Rights Initiative, released the following statement in response to Omega’s petition for a Writ of Certiorari in the case of Omega SA v. Costco Wholesale Corporation. “The Supreme Court in Wiley v. Kirtsaeng definitively...
by Amy Ralls | Sep 9, 2015 | Industry News, Policy & Law
By THE EDITORIAL BOARD SEPT. 7, 2015American patent law should not be used to prevent consumers from reselling, altering or fixing technology products. A federal appeals court will soon hear a case that could clearly establish this principle.Lexmark International v....
