Austria: Reseller’s duty to provide information on the origin and distribution networks also applies to cases of illegal parallel imports – but the exception proves the rule
For those who were unsure whether the duty of a reseller of imported goods to provide information is limited to cases involving unlawfully copied goods and thus does not encompass unlawfully distributed original goods the Austrian Supreme Court (“the Court”) recently provided a clear answer (decision of 17.11.2015, 4 Ob 170/15a – Markenparfums). In the…