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27 April 2020AmericasSarah Morgan

3M secures restraining order in face mask price-gouging suit

3M has convinced a US judge to grant a restraining order against a New Jersey company it has accused of infringing the 3M trademarks by reselling N95 masks at “grossly inflated” prices amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

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