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Trademark exhaustion boils over: AGA’s ‘rare’ case explained

Barrister Daniel Selmi explains how he helped AGA Rangemaster challenge the marketing of refurbished cookers, in a rare case clarifying when brand owners can still object to resale despite trademark exhaustion.

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