First Sell Doctrine

[allconss16]

What is the name of your state? Texas

Does the first sell doctrine protect the purchase of a military branch logo patch, adding to a piece of apparel, and then turning around and selling that piece of apparel?

 

[quincy]

What is the name of your state? Texas

Does the first sell doctrine protect the purchase of a military branch logo patch, adding to a piece of apparel, and then turning around and selling that piece of apparel?

No.

What the First Sale Doctrine allows is for someone to legally acquire rights-protected material and resell it as is (or give it away or throw it away). It does not allow for someone to modify or alter the rights-protected material for sale to another.

 

[allconss16]

No.

What the First Sale Doctrine allows is for someone to legally acquire rights-protected material and resell it as is (or give it away or throw it away). It does not allow for someone to modify or alter the rights-protected material for sale to another.

Thank you for the information. So if I wanted to use a patch in this capacity I would need the rights to use it directly from the source?

 

[quincy]

With military seals, logos, insignias, and medals, there are additional restrictions as outlined in this DOD guide:
https://dod.defense.gov/Portals/1/Documents/Trademarks/DOD Guide about use of seals logos insignia medals-16 Oct 15F.PDF

 

[allconss16]

With military seals, logos, insignias, and medals, there are additional restrictions as outlined in this DOD guide:
https://dod.defense.gov/Portals/1/Documents/Trademarks/DOD Guide about use of seals logos insignia medals-16 Oct 15F.PDF

Haha. I'm actually looking at that page now. Thought I would be lazy and see about going the easy way out first.

 

[quincy]

Haha. I'm actually looking at that page now. Thought I would be lazy and see about going the easy way out first.

There is a lot of good information available on the internet. It just sometimes takes awhile to locate it.