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Customs Recordation of IP Rights: How a Right Holder Registers a Notice and Stops Infringing Imports at the Border

A right holder gives written notice, in the prescribed format and with the application fee, to the Principal Commissioner or Commissioner of Customs at the port of import (rule 3). The notice is registered or rejected within thirty working days (rule 4). After registration, import of allegedly...