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How Rights Owners Can Be Proactive With CBP Enforcement

Ever since the U.S. Customs and Border Protection designated intellectual property rights, or IPRs, as a priority trade issue, the agency has seized billions of dollars in counterfeit goods. In 2021 and 2022, CBP seized...more

8/9/2023 / Counterfeiting , Customs and Border Protection , Enforcement , Intellectual Property Protection , International Trade Commission (ITC) , Trademarks , US Trade Policies , USPTO

Proposed Legislation Expands Border IP Protections

A bipartisan group of senators introduced legislation to expand the mandate of the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) to impound goods suspected to infringe U.S. design patent rights. Sens. Thom Tillis (R-NC), Chris Coons...more

9/1/2020 / Counterfeit Goods Regulation , Counterfeiting , Customs and Border Protection , Design Patent , International Trade Commission (ITC) , Proposed Legislation , Proprietary Information , Tariff Act of 1930 , Trademark Infringement , USPTO

Design Patents Protected at the Border – Proposed Legislation Authorizes U.S. Customs to Seize Goods Infringing Patented Designs

Proposed bipartisan legislation would grant authority to the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) to seize goods that infringe U.S. design patents, which protect the ornamental appearance of articles of manufacture. CBP...more

7/15/2020 / Copyright Infringement , Counterfeit Goods Regulation , Customs and Border Protection , Design Patent , Patent Infringement , Proposed Legislation , Tariff Act of 1930 , Trademark Infringement

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