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Darden Betts Strategic IP Counselors, Law Professor, Registered Patent Attorney, former Chair of the Patent Public Advisory Committee, and Author

CBP registration is another important step in protecting rights in creativity and preserving a marketplace free of confusion, deception, fraud, and mistake, yet many copyright and trademark registrants fail to take advantage of CBP registration. For a very modest registration fee, the CBP has the power to police imports and to detain, seize, forfeit, and ultimately destroy merchandise seeking entry into the United States if it bears an infringing trademark or copyright.

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After you've filed your trademark registration, record it with U.S. Customs and Border Protection to ward off knockoffs that could harm your brand. Counterfeit goods infringe on federally registered trademarks which threatens the U.S. economy, the competitiveness of business, and in some cases, the health and safety of consumers. CBP’s Intellectual Property Rights enforcement agents have the ability to seize these damaging counterfeit items. In Fiscal Year 2021, CBP made more than 27,000 seizures with an estimated manufacturer’s suggested retail price of more than $3.3 billion. Learn about protecting your trademark from international counterfeiters: https://bit.ly/40VVt5G

  • Photo of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcment (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations agents inspecting boxes of counterfeit merchandise sold by retailers that are likely to be found by shoppers on "Black Friday" and throughout the holiday shopping season. (Photo: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement)

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