1. AIPLA ANNUAL MEETING Joint Committee Meeting (Corporate Practice) (International & Foreign Law)

2. Timothy Trainer Global Intellectual Property Strategy Center, P.C. IPR Border Enforcement U.S. Practice

3. Copr. 2007 T.Trainer Organizational Structure Previously: Department of the Treasury –U.S. Customs Service Now: Department of Homeland Security –Bureau of Customs and Border Protection –Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”)

4. Copr. 2007 T.Trainer Recordation Trademark owners –First, register trademarks (US PTO) –Second, “record” with Customs Actions against goods bearing counterfeit marks and confusingly similar marks Registered, but not recorded with Customs –Actions against goods bearing counterfeit marks

5. Copr. 2007 T.Trainer Recordation Copyright owners –First, obtain copyright “registration” from the Copyright Office –Second, “record” with Customs Actions against pirated copies of protected works If not recorded with Customs, no action

6. Copr. 2007 T.Trainer Enforcement Authority Trademark and Copyright protected from infringing: –Imports –Exports –Goods in-transit

7. Copr. 2007 T.Trainer Enforcement Authority Patents –Customs enforcement of ITC orders (exclusion and seizure orders) –Court orders Trade Dress –Customs enforcement based on court decision recognizing such rights and ordering customs to take action

8. Copr. 2007 T.Trainer Selected Legal Citations Trademarks –15 U.S.C. § 1124 –18 U.S.C. § 2320 –19 U.S.C. §§ 1526(e), 1595a(c), (d) Copyrights –17 U.S.C. §§ 506, 509, 602, 603 –18 U.S.C. §§ 2318, 2319 –19 U.S.C. § 1595a(c), (d)

9. Copr. 2007 T.Trainer Selected Legal Citations Patents –19 U.S.C. § 1337 Trade Dress –15 U.S.C. § 1125 –19 U.S.C. § 1595a(c)(2)(D)

10. Copr. 2007 T.Trainer Selected Legal Citations Customs Regulations –19 C.F.R. Part 12—ITC Orders –19 C.F.R. Part 133—Trademarks, Trade Names and Copyrights

11. Copr. 2007 T.Trainer Useful Websites http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/import/commercial_enforce ment/ipr/ (Customs IPR page)http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/import/commercial_enforce ment/ipr/ http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/import/commercial_enforce ment/ipr/seizure/ (seizure stats)http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/import/commercial_enforce ment/ipr/seizure/ http://iprs.cbp.gov/ (Customs IPR database search)http://iprs.cbp.gov/ http://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/customs/customs_ controls/counterfeit_piracy/index_en.htm (European Union main page)http://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/customs/customs_ controls/counterfeit_piracy/index_en.htm http://www.wcoomd.org/home_wco_topics_epoverviewb oxes_responsibilities_epipr.htm (World Customs Organization)http://www.wcoomd.org/home_wco_topics_epoverviewb oxes_responsibilities_epipr.htm

12. Copr. 2007 T.Trainer Thank you. Contact details: ttrainer@globalipsc.com Tel 202-955-1144 Questions? ttrainer@globalipsc.com