Practical Cooperation with Latvian Customs and Practical Cooperation with Latvian Customs and Enforcement Officers in Intellectual Property EnforcmentEnforcement Officers in Intellectual Property Enforcment

CIPR - REACTCIPR - REACT

25 November 25 November 20042004

Coalition for Intellectual Property Rights (CIPR)Coalition for Intellectual Property Rights (CIPR)

• 32 professional and business associations in 32 professional and business associations in countries of the Former Soviet Union and Baltic countries of the Former Soviet Union and Baltic StatesStates

• 19 rights holders 19 rights holders

• Official observer at WIPO and ICPIPOfficial observer at WIPO and ICPIP

• Member and industry co-chair of the Interpol Member and industry co-chair of the Interpol Intellectual Property Crime Action Group (IIPCAG)Intellectual Property Crime Action Group (IIPCAG)

• Partnerships with patent authorities, law Partnerships with patent authorities, law enforcement and customs agencies in CIS and enforcement and customs agencies in CIS and Baltic StatesBaltic States

SNB–REACTSNB–REACT

• Founded in 1991Founded in 1991• Main objective is to actively fight counterfeit tradeMain objective is to actively fight counterfeit trade• National units in Netherlands, Italy, Romania, Belgium, National units in Netherlands, Italy, Romania, Belgium,

United Kingdom, Germany, Portugal and the Baltic United Kingdom, Germany, Portugal and the Baltic States.States.

• General services:General services:– Providing assistance with raidsProviding assistance with raids– InvestigationsInvestigations– Identification of goodsIdentification of goods– Ongoing communication with customs and law-Ongoing communication with customs and law-

enforcement authoritiesenforcement authorities– Legal assistanceLegal assistance– Training seminars for enforcement coordinators and Training seminars for enforcement coordinators and

authoritiesauthorities– Lobbying to improbe national regulationsLobbying to improbe national regulations

CIPR-REACT Joint Project in LatviaCIPR-REACT Joint Project in Latvia

• Launched in February 2004Launched in February 2004• 157 police raids and customs checks 157 police raids and customs checks

undergoneundergone• Prevented infringements on 43 trademarksPrevented infringements on 43 trademarks• Seized counterfeit goods in the project’s Seized counterfeit goods in the project’s

first 4 months exceeded total seizures by first 4 months exceeded total seizures by Customs Board last yearCustoms Board last year

Partners in CooperationsPartners in Cooperations

Police

Customs

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Areas of ResponsibilityAreas of Responsibility

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Investigations and seizuresPolice

CustomsCustoms measures and

destruction of counterfeits

Rights holders representation and counterfeit identification

Cooperation with PoliceCooperation with Police::Step-by-Step ProcessStep-by-Step Process

CoordinatorMarket

InspectionsSuspicion

a) Purchase

Police

b) Police Seizure

Digital Photo

Statement

Actions

Original Manufacturer

Samples

Cooperation with CustomsCooperation with Customs::Step-by-Step ProcessStep-by-Step Process

Customs SuspicionsCall

Coordinator

Coordinator Visits

Customs

Takes Samples

Original Manufacturer

Statement, Power of Attorney

DestructionDigital

PicturesCustoms

Notification

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Effective enforcement -Effective enforcement -in partnership with rightsholdersin partnership with rightsholders

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Additional information: Additional information: http://www.cipr.org/

http://www.snbreact.org/