Using another company's trademarked logo, tagline or other
content to promote your own company is a sure-fire way to find
yourself on the wrong end of a trademark infringement lawsuit.
Using another company's logo or name to imply that you have
authorization or approval from it to resell its products at wildly
inflated prices can end the same way.
Recently, 3M took a stand against sellers doing just that. 3M
manufactures N95 masks used by frontline health care workers across
the country in the fight against COVID-19. Using trademark law in a
unique fashion, 3M filed 10 lawsuits across the country and in
Canada alleging companies were improperly claiming or implying they
had the full support of 3M to not only sell and distribute the
masks, but to do so at massively inflated prices.
