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Wilcox: A Charter For World Trade, Michigan Law Review May 1949

Wilcox: A Charter For World Trade, Michigan Law Review

Michigan Law Review

A Review of A CHARTER FOR WORLD TRADE By Clair Wilcox.


Trade Regulations-Deceptive Practices, Earl R. Boonstra Feb 1949

Trade Regulations-Deceptive Practices, Earl R. Boonstra

Michigan Law Review

Petitioner, an importer, distributed catalogs among some 25,000 retailers describing his porcelain line as follows: "IMPORTED Hand Decorated 'Du Barry' Porcelain," and " 'Du BARRY' Porcelain table lamps are nationally famous as reproductions of rare, original French and English 'old pieces.'" The Federal Trade Commission found that the advertising impliedly represented that the origin was French or British, whereas the products were made in Japan. A cease and desist order was issued prohibiting use of the legend, "Imported-Du Barry,'' or any other legend suggesting French origin, without clearly disclosing the fact of import from Japan. Held, affirmed. The order …