CBP Can Now Accept Electronic Product Guides for IP Enforcement
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has announced that trademark and copyright holders can now provide their product identification guides electronically for use by CBP to identify counterfeit goods and prevent them from entering the U.S.
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(A product identification training guide is one of the most effective ways to help CBP identify counterfeit and piratical goods. Before the new system, right holders provided hard copies of their product guides in conjunction with training officers at CBP ports of entry.)
New System Makes Resources Available to All CBP Personnel Involved in IPR Enforcement
This electronic system will allow CBP to provide the information to CBP field personnel nationwide for immediate use in identifying suspect shipments. The new system also makes these in-depth resources readily available to all CBP personnel involved in intellectual property rights enforcement.
(Product guides cannot address any legal authority or offer any legal opinions on actions CBP should or should not take; must not instruct CBP to examine, detain, or seize goods; and must contain the disclaimer required. Product guides will only be accepted for rights that have been recorded with CBP.)
CBP contact - iprpolicyprograms@dhs.gov