Tianjin Customs recently seized more than 340,000 ordinary lighting bulbs suspected of infringing the trademark “PHILIPS†in a batch of export goods through risk analysis. This is the largest number of lighting infringing goods seized by the customs in recent years.
This batch of goods is an ordinary lighting bulb that a company in Wenzhou declares for export. After passing the risk analysis on the declared items of export enterprises, export destination countries, and declaration of goods, the Customs and Examining Customs officers considered that the infringement risks of the goods were high and they decided to carry out physical inspections.
After checking out the box, the inspection officers found that the light bulbs had a “PHILIPINE†logo on the physical package, totaling more than 340,000. The Customs contacted the relevant trademark rights holders. “PHILIPS†trademark owner Royal Philips Electronics Co., Ltd. believes that the “PHILIPINE†trademark logo used on physical goods is similar to its “PHILIPS†trademark and infringes on its trademark exclusive rights. At present, Tianjin Customs has detained the above-mentioned suspected infringing goods in accordance with the law and further processed it in accordance with the provisions of the “Regulations on the Customs Protection of Intellectual Property Rightsâ€.
Tianjin Customs is the port customs of the largest port in northern China. Tianjin Customs strengthened the risk analysis of key enterprises and key cargoes, combined with the dynamic analysis of factors such as the origin, direction of flow, consumer country, and destination port of counterfeit goods, and used pre-positioned and early-warning arrangements in the customs clearance process as a means to enhance the investigation of counterfeit goods. Sex and effectiveness. From January to October, Tianjin Customs seized 178 infringement cases of various types in the import and export links, and seized 6.88 million pieces of infringing goods worth RMB 21.09 million.
This batch of goods is an ordinary lighting bulb that a company in Wenzhou declares for export. After passing the risk analysis on the declared items of export enterprises, export destination countries, and declaration of goods, the Customs and Examining Customs officers considered that the infringement risks of the goods were high and they decided to carry out physical inspections.
After checking out the box, the inspection officers found that the light bulbs had a “PHILIPINE†logo on the physical package, totaling more than 340,000. The Customs contacted the relevant trademark rights holders. “PHILIPS†trademark owner Royal Philips Electronics Co., Ltd. believes that the “PHILIPINE†trademark logo used on physical goods is similar to its “PHILIPS†trademark and infringes on its trademark exclusive rights. At present, Tianjin Customs has detained the above-mentioned suspected infringing goods in accordance with the law and further processed it in accordance with the provisions of the “Regulations on the Customs Protection of Intellectual Property Rightsâ€.
Tianjin Customs is the port customs of the largest port in northern China. Tianjin Customs strengthened the risk analysis of key enterprises and key cargoes, combined with the dynamic analysis of factors such as the origin, direction of flow, consumer country, and destination port of counterfeit goods, and used pre-positioned and early-warning arrangements in the customs clearance process as a means to enhance the investigation of counterfeit goods. Sex and effectiveness. From January to October, Tianjin Customs seized 178 infringement cases of various types in the import and export links, and seized 6.88 million pieces of infringing goods worth RMB 21.09 million.