Intellectual Property
Jan. 22, 2015
Costco did not infringe watchmaker's copyright, 9th Circuit rules
Costco Wholesale Corp. did not infringe luxury Swiss watchmaker Omega S.A.'s copyright by selling Omega Seamaster timepieces at its stores after purchasing them overseas, a 9th Circuit panel held Tuesday.
By John Roemer
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Costco Wholesale Corp. did not infringe luxury Swiss watchmaker Omega S.A.'s copyright by selling Omega Seamaster timepieces at its stores after purchasing them overseas, a 9th Circuit panel held Tuesday. The decision, affirming Senior U.S. District Judge Terry J. Hatter of Los Angeles, was based on a 2013 U.S. Supreme Court ruling on the international applicability of the so-called "first sale" doctrine, allowing the buyer of a copy...
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