Laredo, Texas – The Import Specialist
Enforcement Team at U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Laredo Port of Entry
seized a commercial shipment of jeans valued at $193,800 that was discovered to
infringe on the Levi Strauss and Co. registered trademark.
In the enforcement action, CBP officers
at World Trade Bridge selected a shipment of jeans for an enforcement
examination. In the course of their examination, CBP officers and import
specialists discovered possible infringement of the Levi, Strauss and Co.
design trademark, which is trademark recorded with CBP. CBP’s Intellectual and
Property Rights branch in Washington conducted a review and determined that the
jeans bore a mark that was substantially indistinguishable from the Levi,
Strauss and Co. registered design trademark and the shipment was found to be
counterfeit. CBP subsequently seized 96 boxes containing 2,850 pairs of jeans.
The manufacturer’s suggested retail price, had the trademarks been genuine, was
$193,800.
CBP’s vigilant enforcement of
Intellectual Property Rights protects America’s businesses against the threat
of unfair and illicit competition from foreign companies and prevents goods
that may be dangerous to consumers or national security from entering the
United States.
“I applaud the vigilance and tenacity of
our CBP officers and import specialists who detected a possible IPR violation
and upon further review were able to stop a shipment of nearly $200,000 in
counterfeit jeans from entering the U.S. and undercutting the legitimate
registered trademark holder,” said Sidney Aki, CBP port director, Laredo Port
of Entry.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection is
the unified border agency within the Department of Homeland Security charged
with the management, control and protection of our nation's borders at and
between official ports of entry. CBP is charged with keeping terrorists and
terrorist weapons out of the country while enforcing hundreds of U.S. laws.
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