According to Attorney Mr. Xinyu Lee in SSSPO (Stein Shostak Shostak Pollack&O’Hara, LLP) Shanghai branch that are specialized in U.S. Customs laws, U.S. Customs at the Los Angeles Port of Entry made a significant seizure of handbags bearing the counterfeit trademarks for Coach, Gucci, Channel. These handbags worth domestic value over 500,000 US dollars, and the “manufacturer’s suggested retail price” (MSRP) more than 22 million dollars.
Kevin Weeks who is director of Los Angeles Port said on March 17 that once the officers have origin China container for examination; then found counterfeit handbags.
Attorney Mr. Xinyu Lee said, “In cases of aggressive Intellectual Property Rights, the United States Customs in accordance with the MSRP to calculate the penalty. Because of the price as high as 22 million dollars, importers, in charge of the enterprise and others involved can not afford to pay huge fines then bankruptcy. ”
