In AS 45.45.700 - 45.45.790, (1) 'dealer' means a person who enters into a distributorship agreement and who, under the agreement, receives merchandise or services from a distributor; (2) 'distributor' means a person who enters into a distributorship agreement and who, under the agreement, provides merchandise or services to a dealer; the term includes (A) a wholesaler; (B) a manufacturer; (C) a person that is a parent corporation or an affiliated corporation of a person identified in (A) or (B) of this paragraph; and (D) a field representative, an officer, an agent, or another direct or indirect representative of a person identified in (A), (B), or (C) of this paragraph; (3) 'distributorship agreement' means an agreement, whether express, implied, oral, or written, between two or more persons (A) by which a person receives the right to (i) sell or lease merchandise or services at retail or wholesale; or (ii) use a trade name, trademark, service mark, logotype, advertising, or other commercial symbol; and (B) in which the parties to the agreement have a joint interest, whether equal or unequal, in the offering, selling, or leasing of the merchandise or services; (4) 'merchandise' ommercial symbol; and (B) in which the parties to the agreement have a joint interest, whether equal or unequal, in the offering, selling, or leasing of the merchandise or services; (4) 'merchandise' includes parts and accessories; (5) 'terminate' includes failing to renew.
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