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China : Custom dept secures IPR of intl brands

China : Custom dept secures IPR of intl brands

Write: Rashne [2011-05-20]
The Customs of Hangzhou city on November 1, seized 128 pieces of sports wear that infringed the trademark rights of popular international brands like Adidas,Lacoste and Nike.
Chinese customs department has started taking significant measures to protect the intellectual property rights. Besides, they have also ensured to implement policies for bring down the incidence of infringement.
Hangzhou Customs and Hangzhou Check Department has made coordinated efforts to strengthen the examination on goods relating to intellectual property rights and rights of shipping, mail delivery and express delivery.
Till now, a total of 0.22 million pieces of goods from 35 shipments have been detained by Hangzhou Customs.