U.S. Customs and Border Protection Intercepts Counterfeit Computer Products
(Thursday, December 13, 2007)
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Savannah, GA -- U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) at the Savannah Port of Entry have seized over $100,000 in computer keyboards with counterfeit Microsoft “flag” logos.
CBP Officers and Import Specialists discovered shipments of counterfeit merchandise in a container that was selected for an examination. A total of 2,575 pieces were seized with a domestic value of $108,459.00. CBP will continue to vigorously enforce our trade laws and is committed to facilitating and stimulating the flow of legitimate international trade.
Assistant Port Director Lynn Brennan stated, “As the primary U.S. border enforcement agency, CBP plays a key role in Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) enforcement. IPR violations hurt not only the American public but companies lose billions of dollars in revenue each year from trademark violations. CBP is committed to combating the illegitimate trade in fakes by seizing counterfeit and pirated goods at our borders, identifying business practices linked to IPR theft and working with their enforcement counterparts to eliminate IPR fraud.”
To address the ongoing threat to domestic industries and the need to identify and interdict counterfeited goods, CBP works closely with private industry, U.S. government agencies and foreign governments to stem the flow of illegal goods to protect consumers and the economy. In FY 2006, CBP made more than 14,000 seizures of pirated goods that violated intellectual property rights with a domestic value of $155 million.
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 the 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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