Courts get tough on resale price maintenance

In a high-profile case between medical supplies company Johnson & Johnson and a reseller, the Shanghai High Court held that a resale price maintenance agreement was illegal. Businesses in China need to pay close attention to the decision

11 minute readSeptember 10, 2013 at 05:15 AM
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Resale price maintenance (RPM), otherwise known as vertical price fixing, refers to agreements between business operators at different levels in a distribution chain establishing restrictions on the resale price of

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