vertical price-fixing agreement

vertical price-fixing agreement
An agreement between the manufacturer or dealer in an article with purchasers who buy numbers of such article for resale in the course of business, having the purpose of controlling the resale or retail price. 52 Am J1st Tradem § 173.

Ballentine's law dictionary. . 1998.

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