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To speak more precisely, the first sale doctrines prevent the original seller from asserting intellectual property rights (copyright, patent, trademark) as a basis to prohibit resell. I was writing an internet comment, not a legal brief!


So then first sale has nothing to do with Doordash’s food delivery service right?


It's an obstacle to suing Doordash for trademark infringement, which is what you would typically do when someone is doing business in your name without your permission.




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