The Conservative's Lord Patten said civilian goods did flow to Gaza "in parallel with the real blockade against arms, against munitions and against some dual-use materials that can be misused".

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The Sebago case involves one of the key arguments made by parallel importers, that trademark owners who sell their goods in Europe must be taken to have consented to the sale of other goods that are essentially the same.

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Andre Frenkel of Ramlort Ltd, a Manchester parallel trader in toiletries, says that he has had to cease importing goods from outside Europe.

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The Dibba Al Hasn souk is filled with authentic goods, and is found near the fort, one block in from the corniche on the parallel street.

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