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Practical Cooperation with Latvian Customs and Practical Cooperation with Latvian Customs and Enforcement Officers in Intellectual Property EnforcmentEnforcement Officers in Intellectual Property Enforcment
CIPR - REACTCIPR - REACT
25 November 25 November 20042004
Coalition for Intellectual Property Rights (CIPR)Coalition for Intellectual Property Rights (CIPR)
• 32 professional and business associations in 32 professional and business associations in countries of the Former Soviet Union and Baltic countries of the Former Soviet Union and Baltic StatesStates
• 19 rights holders 19 rights holders
• Official observer at WIPO and ICPIPOfficial observer at WIPO and ICPIP
• Member and industry co-chair of the Interpol Member and industry co-chair of the Interpol Intellectual Property Crime Action Group (IIPCAG)Intellectual Property Crime Action Group (IIPCAG)
• Partnerships with patent authorities, law Partnerships with patent authorities, law enforcement and customs agencies in CIS and enforcement and customs agencies in CIS and Baltic StatesBaltic States
SNB–REACTSNB–REACT
• Founded in 1991Founded in 1991• Main objective is to actively fight counterfeit tradeMain objective is to actively fight counterfeit trade• National units in Netherlands, Italy, Romania, Belgium, National units in Netherlands, Italy, Romania, Belgium,
United Kingdom, Germany, Portugal and the Baltic United Kingdom, Germany, Portugal and the Baltic States.States.
• General services:General services:– Providing assistance with raidsProviding assistance with raids– InvestigationsInvestigations– Identification of goodsIdentification of goods– Ongoing communication with customs and law-Ongoing communication with customs and law-
enforcement authoritiesenforcement authorities– Legal assistanceLegal assistance– Training seminars for enforcement coordinators and Training seminars for enforcement coordinators and
authoritiesauthorities– Lobbying to improbe national regulationsLobbying to improbe national regulations
CIPR-REACT Joint Project in LatviaCIPR-REACT Joint Project in Latvia
• Launched in February 2004Launched in February 2004• 157 police raids and customs checks 157 police raids and customs checks
undergoneundergone• Prevented infringements on 43 trademarksPrevented infringements on 43 trademarks• Seized counterfeit goods in the project’s Seized counterfeit goods in the project’s
first 4 months exceeded total seizures by first 4 months exceeded total seizures by Customs Board last yearCustoms Board last year
Partners in CooperationsPartners in Cooperations
Police
Customs
CIPR - REACT
Areas of ResponsibilityAreas of Responsibility
CIPR - REACT
Investigations and seizuresPolice
CustomsCustoms measures and
destruction of counterfeits
Rights holders representation and counterfeit identification
Cooperation with PoliceCooperation with Police::Step-by-Step ProcessStep-by-Step Process
CoordinatorMarket
InspectionsSuspicion
a) Purchase
Police
b) Police Seizure
Digital Photo
Statement
Actions
Original Manufacturer
Samples
Cooperation with CustomsCooperation with Customs::Step-by-Step ProcessStep-by-Step Process
Customs SuspicionsCall
Coordinator
Coordinator Visits
Customs
Takes Samples
Original Manufacturer
Statement, Power of Attorney
DestructionDigital
PicturesCustoms
Notification
CIPR - REACTCIPR - REACT
Effective enforcement -Effective enforcement -in partnership with rightsholdersin partnership with rightsholders
CIPR - REACTCIPR - REACT
Additional information: Additional information: http://www.cipr.org/
http://www.snbreact.org/
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