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Resell a packet of cookies without tampering the packet
<p>In the US, Can I simply buy a packet of cookies in a store and resell it without tampering the packet, but simply putting it inside my own branded box to a consumer at a different location in the US.</p>

<p>Points to note:</p>

<ul>
<li>I am not tampering the packet </li>
<li>I am letting the end consumer know who
actually made it (as I am not tampering packet) </li>
<li>I am putting the
packet in my own box </li>
<li>The value I bring is that I expand the reach of
that cookie to my audience</li>
</ul>

<p>What are the laws surrounding it?</p>

<p>The issue that I think you might face is a trademark problem. You can buy and resell stuff as is, but in re-packaging you might face the question of whether Oreos From Khadloya is confusingly similar to Oreos. There is a case (Farouk Systems, Inc. v. Target Corp. Inc., Case No. 06-20883; 2008 U.S. App. LEXIS 1225) where Target boxed hair stuff into a package: it was all labeled properly and one could see what's inside. This was okay. However, Target (the defendant) did have to go to court. </p>
