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Intellectual Property Rights

April 2018 — Question 55

If imported merchandise is detained because CBP suspects it bears a counterfeit version of a mark that is registered with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and recorded with CBP, and the importer, upon written notification, does not provide information within seven days of such notification that establishes to CBP’s satisfaction that the suspect mark is not counterfeit, or provides information that is insufficient to establish that the suspect mark is not counterfeit, CBP may disclose to the right holder:

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§ 19 CFR 133.21 (b)(1)

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