Owners of US Trademarks and Copyrights Stand to Benefit from Increased Customs IPR Border Enforcement

摘要

Joseph Whitlock is an associate with Covington & Burling LLP in Washington DC. He advises companies on thernIn the current economic climate, intellectual property rights holders must maintain their vigilance against the international trade in counterfeit and piratical goods that infringe their trademarks and copyrights. A coordinated global approach to IPR enforcement is advisable. Thanks to increasingly effective IPR enforcement tools used by government border agencies, as well as better cooperation and information sharing among those agencies, such an approach is a possibility for companies wishing to protect their brands in key markets, such as the United States and Europe.