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PRONUNCIATION OF PARALLEL IMPORTING

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PARALLEL IMPORTING

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Parallel importing is a noun.
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WHAT DOES PARALLEL IMPORTING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Parallel import

A parallel import is a non-counterfeit product imported from another country without the permission of the intellectual property owner. Parallel imports are often referred to as grey product, and are implicated in issues of international trade, and intellectual property. Parallel importing is based on concept of exhaustion of intellectual property rights: according to this concept, when the product is first launched on the market in a particular jurisdiction, parallel importation is authorized to all residents in the state in question. Some countries allow this, others do not. Parallel importing of pharmaceuticals reduces price of pharmaceuticals by introducing competition; TRIPS agreement in Article 6 states that this practice cannot be challenged under the WTO dispute settlement system and so is effectively a matter of national discretion. The practice of parallel importing is often advocated in the case of software, music, printed texts and electronic products, and occurs for several reasons: ▪ Different versions of a product are produced for sale in different markets. E.g.

Definition of parallel importing in the English dictionary

The definition of parallel importing in the dictionary is the importing of certain goods, esp pharmaceutical drugs, by dealers who undersell local manufacturers.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PARALLEL IMPORTING

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parallel bars
parallel of latitude
Parallel Olympics
parallel port
parallel processing
parallel resonance
parallel ruler
parallel turn
parallel-park
paralleleled
parallelels
parallelepiped
parallelepipeda
parallelepipedon
paralleling
parallelise
parallelism
parallelist
parallelistic

WORDS THAT END LIKE PARALLEL IMPORTING

accounting
cold starting
comforting
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disconcerting
diverting
go-karting
importing
karting
parting
reporting
self-supporting
shirting
skirting
snorting
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sporting
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Synonyms and antonyms of parallel importing in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «parallel importing» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PARALLEL IMPORTING

Find out the translation of parallel importing to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of parallel importing from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «parallel importing» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

平行进口
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

importación paralela
570 millions of speakers

English

parallel importing
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

समानांतर आयात
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

الاستيراد الموازي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

параллельный импорт
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

importação paralela
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সমান্তরাল আমদানি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

l´importation parallèle
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pengimport selari
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Parallelimporte
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

並行輸入
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

병행 수입
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Paralel ngimpor
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nhập khẩu song song
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இறக்குமதி இறக்குமதி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

समांतर आयात
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Paralel ithalat
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

importazione parallela
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

import równoległy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

паралельний імпорт
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

importator paralel
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

παράλληλες εισαγωγές
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

parallel invoer
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

parallellimport
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

parallell import
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of parallel importing

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PARALLEL IMPORTING»

The term «parallel importing» is used very little and occupies the 178.354 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PARALLEL IMPORTING» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «parallel importing» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «parallel importing» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about parallel importing

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PARALLEL IMPORTING»

Discover the use of parallel importing in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to parallel importing and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Traditions of Writing Research
Table 22.2 Student questions choosing the [apprize] option seeking to define and explain parallel importing Phase turn Questions 1 16 What's parallel importing? 1 96 How does it (= parallel importing) protect local industry? 1 103 Why does ...
CHARLES BAZERMAN, Robert Krut, KAREN LUNSFORD, 2010
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Vertical Price Control and Parallel Imports: Theory and Evidence
We explore this simple logic of parallel trade in a two-country model, and show how in equilibrium the manufacturer balances the tradeoff between achieving efficient vertical pricing and preventing parallel importing. Without legal restriction on ...
Keith Eugene Maskus, Yongmin Chen, 2000
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Parallel Trade in Europe: Intellectual Property, Competition ...
In the United Kingdom this results in the grant of a Product Licence (Parallel Importing) or PL(PI).119 However, not all Member States did so immediately. For instance, years later the Commission was still taking action against France120 and ...
Christopher Stothers, 2007
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Promoting Competition in Global Markets: A Multi-national ...
The examples relating to parallel importing and producer boards have recently emerged in the context of globalizing markets and illustrate the benefits of viewing them within an integrated policy framework. The New Zealand Government is ...
Peter John Lloyd, Kerrin M. Vautier, 1999
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Legal Aspects of HIV/AIDS: A Guide for Policy and Law Reform
Legal and Policy Considerations If drugs that the patent holder has placed on the market in market A are imported into market B without the consent of the patent holder, this is referred to as “parallel importing.” It is important to note that this ...
‎2007
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Framing Piracy: Globalization and Film Distribution in ...
Parallel importers also take a pro-consumer stand with arguments of selection, price, efficiency, diversity, access, and better supply that parallel importing can provide. The new parallel import ban has no doubt caused much resistance from  ...
Shujen Wang, 2003
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Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology and Chemical Inventions: World ...
India Bolar exemption 52.4.01 exhaustion ofrights 54.4.01, 54.4.02 experimental use 51.4.01, 51.04.02 non-infringement declarations 55401455408 parallel importing 54.4.01, 54.4.02 prior secret use 50401450406 Italy Bolarexemption ...
Duncan Bucknell, 2011
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Australian Intellectual Property Law
It seems to make no difference to the legality of parallel importing that the Australian distributor is an exclusive licensee of the trade mark owner. However, in such circumstances, if the trade mark owner sold its goods to the importer with the ...
Mark J. Davison, Ann L. Monotti, Leanne Wiseman, 2011
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South Asian Yearbook of Trade and Development: Harnessing ...
These extended timeframe is not applicable for the national treatment and most favoured nation obligations in TRIPS Articles 3 and 4.7 In the context of pharmaceuticals, parallel importing occurs where drugs that have been legitimately sold in ...
B. S. Chimni, Centre for Trade and Development New Delhi, 2009
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The American Century?: In Retrospect and Prospect
maintain the ban on parallel importing. As a courtesy, he made a copy available to the New Zealand embassy. Ambassador McLean's report to Wellington was terse: "The U.S. Trade Representative emphasized that we should expect the ...
Roberto Giorgio Rabel, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PARALLEL IMPORTING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term parallel importing is used in the context of the following news items.
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Would TPP allow a ban on foreign home buyers? Groser speaks
TPP opponents, from Trade Me to InternetNZ to Douglas Pharmaceuticals, fear the TPP's impact in areas like parallel importing, copyright law ... «The National Business Review, Jul 15»
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2 Cheap Cars moves vehicle finance business
The parallel importing of selected models of Japanese cars will provide savings of up to $10,000 on these vehicles for New Zealand buyers. «Scoop.co.nz, Jul 15»
3
Adelaide sports shop owners fight ASICS after supply is cut off …
"The Government is doing reviews like the Harper review and the Senate has been working on parallel importing laws, and if these sporting ... «ABC Online, Jul 15»
4
2 Cheap Cars shaking up motor industry with cheap parallel imports …
Parallel importing was not illegal but had not been done before with cars, he said. The scale of its used car buying operation in Japan allowed ... «The Dominion Post, Jun 15»
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TPP in peril after Obama suffers fast-track authority setback
... of the TPP — who see it the negotiated-in-secret treaty as a danger to sovereignty, and a threat to everything from parallel importing to cheap ... «The National Business Review, Jun 15»
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One week, three lessons for pharma
Russia approved an approach of "parallel importing" for medications. Stated simply, that means if a medication sells, say, for $100 a pill in the ... «Philly.com, May 15»
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Merger creates biggest supplier of unlicensed drugs
Businesses may sell via the grey market through parallel importing – buying drugs in one country and selling them in another. 'This is not a very ... «Royal Society of Chemistry, May 15»
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Why Global Mode challenge should fail
As we've seen with parallel importing, consumers benefit through more choice and better prices. It's the same online, with consumers using ... «New Zealand Herald, May 15»
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Parallel importers of medicines can re-brand...for now - Speciality …
Whilst the 20mg was still in patent, Doncaster had had a good business in parallel importing it and over-stickering with the generic name only. «Lexology, Apr 15»
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Let downloads roam free, says ACCC
Noting its prior calls for “all restrictions on parallel importing to be lifted”, the ACCC's submission concedes that as it stands, the proposed bill ... «The Register, Apr 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Parallel importing [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/parallel-importing>. May 2024 ».
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