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Updates: Customs Intellectual Property Rights Guidance

2023

23 February 2023 published amendments

Post-Detention Action: Contents

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22 February 2023 published amendments

Introduction and general principles: Scope

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Simplified procedures based upon Article 11 of Council Regulation 1383/2003: About this section

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21 February 2023 published amendments

2021

30 September 2021 published amendments

Annex

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Counterfeit currency, protected coins, printing plates and dies: Contact details

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Counterfeit currency, protected coins, printing plates and dies: Action where currency or coins are found to be genuine

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Counterfeit currency, protected coins, printing plates and dies: Action where currency or coins are found to be counterfeit

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Counterfeit currency, protected coins, printing plates and dies: Dies, plates or production equipment

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Counterfeit currency, protected coins, printing plates and dies: Action at import or export

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Counterfeit currency, protected coins, printing plates and dies: Articles not prohibited

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Counterfeit currency, protected coins, printing plates and dies: Definition of counterfeit currency and protected coins

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Counterfeit currency, protected coins, printing plates and dies: The scope of the prohibition

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Counterfeit currency, protected coins, printing plates and dies: About this section

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Counterfeit currency, protected coins, printing plates and dies: Contents

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Fictitious stamps and dies: Action at importation

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Fictitious stamps and dies: Scope of the control

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Fictitious stamps and dies: About this section

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Fictitious stamps and dies: Contents

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False indications of origin: Procedure at border

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False indications of origin: Action permitted at the border

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False indications of origin: Definition of a false indication of origin

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False indications of origin: About this section

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False indications of origin: Contents

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Application of Section 89 Trade Marks Act 1994: Costs of storage and destruction

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Application of Section 89 Trade Marks Act 1994: Goods excluded

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Application of Section 89 Trade Marks Act 1994: Procedure

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Application of Section 89 Trade Marks Act 1994: Scope of the legislation

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Application of Section 89 Trade Marks Act 1994: Contents

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Disclosure of information: Disclosure to other agencies

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Disclosure of information: Disclosure to right holders

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Disclosure of information: About this section

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Disclosure of information: Contents

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Post-Detention Action: Reporting of action taken

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Post-Detention Action: Offence action

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Post-Detention Action: Costs associated with handling and disposal of abandoned and IP infringing goods

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Post-Detention Action: Disposal of goods

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Post-Detention Action: About this section

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Post-Detention Action: Contents

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29 September 2021 published amendments

Goods suspected of infringing an IP right under customs control: Goods not in free circulation which are stored or held under Customs control

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Goods suspected of infringing an IP right under customs control: Initiation of proceedings for transit goods

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Goods suspected of infringing an IP right under customs control: Action to be taken

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Goods suspected of infringing an IP right under customs control: Special procedure for generic medicaments and pharmaceutical products in transit

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Goods suspected of infringing an IP right under customs control: Procedure for dealing with suspected IP infringing goods found in transit or transhipment

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Goods suspected of infringing an IP right under customs control: About this section

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Goods suspected of infringing an IP right under customs control: Contents

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Ex-Officio detention: Action to be taken where an application for action is not received or is not accepted

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Ex-Officio detention: Action to be taken following the acceptance of an application for action

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Ex-Officio detention: Action to be taken upon detection of suspect goods prior to acceptance of an application for action

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Ex-Officio detention: About this section

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Ex-Officio detention: Contents

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Simplified procedures based upon Article 11 of Council Regulation 1383/2003: Destruction of abandoned goods

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Simplified procedures based upon Article 11 of Council Regulation 1383/2003: Extension of prescribed period

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Simplified procedures based upon Article 11 of Council Regulation 1383/2003: Consent to abandon refused

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Simplified procedures based upon Article 11 of Council Regulation 1383/2003: Explicit consent

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Simplified procedures based upon Article 11 of Council Regulation 1383/2003: Request by right holder to consider suspect goods as abandoned for destruction

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Simplified procedures based upon Article 11 of Council Regulation 1383/2003: Contents

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Application process: Release of certain infringing items against security

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Application process: Relationship with the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979 (CEMA)

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Application process: Goods containing more than one trade mark

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Application process: Nature of legal proceedings

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Application process: Action to be taken upon detection of goods suspected of infringing an IPR where an extant application exists

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Application process: Goods suspected of infringing an IPR

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Application process: Requirement to register IPR with HMRC

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Application process: About this section

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Application process: Contents

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Action on goods suspected of infringing an Intellectual Property Right: Customs procedures within the scope of the European Union Intellectual Property Regulation

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Action on goods suspected of infringing an Intellectual Property Right: Goods excluded from the European Union Intellectual Property Regulation

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Action on goods suspected of infringing an Intellectual Property Right: About this section

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Action on goods suspected of infringing an Intellectual Property Right: Contents

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Teams responsible for the administration of IPR in HMRC: IPAU contact details

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Teams responsible for the administration of IPR in HMRC: The role of the Intellectual Property Authorisation Unit (IPAU)

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Teams responsible for the administration of IPR in HMRC: IPRE contact details

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Teams responsible for the administration of IPR in HMRC: The role of the Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement (IPRE) Policy team

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Teams responsible for the administration of IPR in HMRC: Contents

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Glossary: National Legislation

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Glossary: Working Day

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Glossary: Grey market or parallel traded goods

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Glossary: Pirated goods

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Glossary: Counterfeit goods

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Glossary: Geographical Designations

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Glossary: Designations of Origin or Geographical Indications

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Glossary: Plant Variety Right

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Glossary: Supplementary Protection Certificate

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Glossary: Patent

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Glossary: Design Right

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Glossary: Copyright and related right

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Glossary: Trademark

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Glossary: Intellectual Property Right

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Introduction and general principles: Purpose of the controls

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