IP Enforcement

Responding to Intellectual Property Infringement

Where intellectual property rights are infringed, the rights holder may initiate legal proceedings to enforce its rights.

Available enforcement mechanisms may include:

civil litigation
criminal proceedings
preliminary injunctions
seizure of infringing goods
customs enforcement measures

Courts may order the cessation of infringement, confiscation or destruction of counterfeit goods and the payment of damages.

Customs Enforcement Against Counterfeit Goods

Yes. Rights holders may file customs intervention requests allowing authorities to suspend the release of goods suspected of infringing intellectual property rights.

Customs enforcement mechanisms are widely considered one of the most effective tools to combat cross-border counterfeiting and protect legitimate supply chains.