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Definition[]

Passing off

occurs when a producer misrepresents his own goods or services as someone else's.[1]

In other words,"passing off" occurs when "A" sells "A's" product under "B's" name.

References[]

  1. Dastar Corp. v. Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp., 539 U.S. 23, 28 n.1 (2003)(full-text) (citations omitted).