| Title: | MIS - IPR RECORDATION IN CHINA |
|---|---|
| Date: | 1996-04-03 |
| To: | abi |
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TO : ALL ABI BROKERS.
FROM : IPR BRANCH
SUBJECT : MIS - IPR RECORDATION IN CHINA
DATE : 04/01/96
ALERT TO TRADING COMMUNITY:
RECORDING WITH CHINESE CUSTOMS FOR IPR BORDER PROTECTION
U.S. CUSTOMS HAS BEEN INFORMED THAT CHINESE CUSTOMS HAS ESTABLISHED A
CENTRAL RECORDATION SYSTEM WHEREBY IPR HOLDERS MAY RECORD COPYRIGHTS
AND TRADEMARKS FOR PROTECTION AT CHINA'S BORDERS. U.S IPR HOLDERS ARE
ENCOURAGED TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE PROTECTION BY RECORDING THEIR
RIGHTS UNDER THE SYSTEM, WHICH BECAME EFFECTIVE ON OCTOBER 1, 1995.
APPLICATION FORMS MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE CUSTOMS GENERAL
ADMINISTRATION (CGA) IN BEIJING OR FROM LOCAL CUSTOMS PORTS IN CHINA,
AND SHOULD BE FILED WITH THE CGA. ONCE AN IPR IS RECORDED, CHINESE
CUSTOMS OFFICERS AT THE PORTS ARE TO BE NOTIFIED OF THE RECORDATION
FOR APPROPRIATE ENFORCEMENT ACTION AGAINST IMPORT AND EXPORT
SHIPMENTS.