Parallel import
Filed Under: Intellectual Property
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The importation, without the authorization of the owner of a Canadian intellectual property right, of a product lawfully made abroad; it is sometimes pejoratively called "grey marketing." It is often (controversially) barred by Canadian law, but is challenged by global technology like the Internet.