The first week of March saw new developments regarding the focus on the threats posed to American consumers arising from online commercial activity. The recent activity occurred in the House of Representatives, while in January 2020 it was the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the White House that issued a report and an executive …
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TRAINER: Legislation Seeks to Expand US IPR Border Enforcement Authority
Senate Bill 2987 (S. 2987) was introduced on Dec. 5, 2019, with the aim of giving U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) the authority to seize imported items that infringe design patents. In view of CBP’s existing legal authority to protect trademarks and copyrights on its own initiative, i.e., ex officio, S. 2987’s intent is …
- January 8, 2020
- Jeff McCoy
