Closing that first sale, writing that first sentence, or making the first attempt at anything is always difficult because you're entering uncharted waters. Many highly successful entrepreneurs had to ...

U.S. companies are using a 1988 customs law called the "first sale rule" to get around new tariffs The law allows importers to use the price of the first sale in a series of transactions rather than ...

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has reportedly opted not to make changes to the First Sale Rule which would have made it more difficult for importers to save costs on customs duties under the ...

Reprinted and/or posted with the permission of Daily Journal Corp. (2011). Under the “first sale” or “exhaustion” doctrine in intellectual property law, a lawful purchaser of a copyrighted, patented ...

First sale appraisement currently remains a legally viable duty savings avenue, including for transactions with vendors in NMEs. On March 1, 2021, Judge Thomas J. Aquilino, Jr. of the US Court of ...

As an online merchant, making your first sale is as symbolic as it is necessary. Completing the first sale sounds straightforward enough, yet the optimism and reassurance it brings can make it the ...

Do you still buy newspapers, books or CDs? For the latest film or a classic flick, do you collect DVDs or subscribe to a “cloud” service like Netflix Instant, Amazon Instant Video, Hulu Plus, Google ...