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NOKIA ./. HMCR Court of appeal submits a question for preliminary ruling to the ECJ

28 January 2010

The Court of appeal hearing the NOKIA ./. HMCR matter decided to refer a question for preliminary ruling to the ECJ, which will essentially address whether non-Community goods in transit from one non- Member State to another non-Member State are capable of constituting ‘counterfeit goods’ within the meaning of Article 2 (1)(a) of the border Measures Regulation if there is no evidence that they will be released into free circulation on the EU or be illicitly diverted onto the EU market. An article of Border Measures blogger Marius Schneider can be read here.

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Latest Customs Developments in Thailand

8 December 2009

Thanks to Tilleke & Gibbins for updating us on the latest developments regarding border measures in Thailand.

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CBP, ICE report on border seizures cites national security dangers

8 December 2009

The latest counterfeit seizure statistics have been released last week by US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and US Immigrant and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

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Article on the Davidoff case

11 September 2009

Those of you who want to read more on the case Zino Davidoff SA v Bundesfinanzdirektion Südost (Case C-302/08) European Court of Justice, 2 July 2009 can read it here. In this case the ECJ has decided that the holder of an internationally registered trade mark designating the European Community is entitled to file a ‘Community’ application for customs action under Article 5(4) of Regulation (EC) 1383/2003 of 22 July 2003, just like the proprietor of a Community trade mark.

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Proposed amendments against counterfeiting in Thailand

10 September 2009

The Tilleke & Gibbins lawfirm announces that amendments have been proposed to the Trademark Act and the Copyright Act in Thailand, aiming to strengthen IPR enforcement.

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