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International Aspects of Passing Off
While passing off laws are present in other common law nations like Australia and New Zealand, their case law has evolved in distinct ways in certain areas. Civil law nations—the majority of those in Europe, for instance—have laws against unfair competition, which can overlap with passing off laws but are distinct from one another. The legal claim of "palming off," which is comparable to passing off, exists in the US.
While passing off laws are present in other common law nations like Australia and New Zealand, their case law has evolved in distinct ways in certain areas. Civil law nations—the majority of those in Europe, for instance—have laws against unfair competition, which can overlap with passing off laws but are distinct from one another. The legal claim of "palming off," which is comparable to passing off, exists in the US.
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