Two Brazilian companies were importing the genuine products of our client, originally intended for the Chinese market, without authorization. While this alone would be sufficient grounds for action under Brazil’s prohibition against parallel imports, the companies took the infringement even further, as they removed our client’s original labels, replaced them with their own branding, and marketed the products as new. Following a thorough investigation, we worked with the local authorities to raid the warehouses where these infringers were storing our client’s products and filed an infringement claim against both parties involved. The Brazilian Court ruled in our client’s favor and imposed a permanent injunction prohibiting further unauthorized importation and commercialization of the products, including products with removed or altered branding, and awarded both moral and monetary damages against the infringers.
