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On 15 january, journalists were informed by the general customs administration that, in 2019, 51,000 shipments suspected of import or export violations had been seized by customs throughout the country, an increase of 8. 3 per cent over the same period and a total of 4,421,000 goods involved, an increase of 78. 3 per cent over the same period。
According to statistics, the border protection of customs intellectual property involves 12,051 intellectual property rights of rights holders from 37 countries and territories, of which 50,668 were seized for export of goods suspected of infringement; 494 were seized for goods suspected of import infringement. Among the many types of intellectual property rights that have been found to infringe the rights to trademarks, patents, copyrights, olympic symbols and world expo symbols, 4391,000 have been seized, 200,944 have been seized, 837 have been seized for alleged infringement of copyrights, 188 have been seized for alleged violation of olympic symbols and world expo logos, and the administrative enforcement of intellectual property rights has been significant。
It was described that customs throughout the country adheres to the concept of risk management enforcement, establish a model for customs protection of intellectual property and risk analysis, take full advantage of the role of intellectual property risk analysis experts, strengthen intelligence information collection and risk data mining, enhance day-to-day research and risk management on the risk of goods imported or exported for violation, and improve the national and regional network of 3-tier protection and control of the risk of infringement. Innovative approaches to the release of security guarantees in respect of patented export goods allow third-party agencies to provide counter-guarantee services to the consignor and speed up cases. The organization completed the second phase of the development of the customs protection enforcement system for intellectual property, which will result in a paperless processing of intellectual property cases and data analysis. (b) conduct operational testing of the customs protection sub-procedure for customs protection of intellectual property on the internet+customs integration platform and enhance information sharing on intellectual property data with relevant law enforcement authorities。
Customs has further strengthened its inter-border law enforcement cooperation by establishing a rapid cooperation mechanism between declared and inspected customs in the areas of risk disposal and joint operations. The exchange of information between the customs of guangdong and the customs of hong kong and macao on cases of seizure and violation of rights, article 386 and the organization of two joint law enforcement operations, have increased the level of joint customs control in the hong kong sar. In accordance with the law, the national customs service has published 851 administrative penalties on official websites in a timely manner, each of which has a local platform to combat fraud and abuse, disseminate information to local law enforcement authorities on suspected cases of violations detected by customs, and establish a credit evaluation and disciplinary system for intellectual property。
The customs service has established a system of focal points for intellectual property, which enhances the awareness and ability of enterprises to defend their rights through regular visits, memoranda of cooperation and face-to-face meetings. Work closely with industry associations to respond positively to business concerns. Use international customs cooperation platforms to assist domestic enterprises in overseas advocacy。
In 2019, the general customs administration processed 15,298 applications for customs protection of intellectual property, completed 146,633 cases and examined 13087 applications for filing, an increase of 14 per cent over the same period. The number of domestic rights holders registered was 7732, an increase of 17 per cent over the same period。
