https://www.taxtmi.com/circulars?id=11622 Customs must determine whether imported consignments infringe intellectual property rights by applying the relevant provisions of the parent IPR statutes and Notification No.51/2010-Customs(N.T.); parallel imports are to be decided using those statutory provisions and nodal ministry clarifications, noting that patents permit parallel imports, trademarks allow further dealing in lawfully acquired goods not materially altered, designs do not allow parallel imports, geographical indications contain no parallel import provision, and copyright guidance is pending. en-us Tue, 08 May 2012 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 09 May 2012 18:18:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/circulars?id=11622 Customs must determine whether imported consignments infringe intellectual property rights by applying the relevant provisions of the parent IPR statutes and Notification No.51/2010-Customs(N.T.); parallel imports are to be decided using those statutory provisions and nodal ministry clarifications, noting that patents permit parallel imports, trademarks allow further dealing in lawfully acquired goods not materially altered, designs do not allow parallel imports, geographical indications contain no parallel import provision, and copyright guidance is pending. Circulars Customs Tue, 08 May 2012 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/circulars?id=11622