The legislation, HR 4930, would enhance US Customs and Border Protection’s ability to share information with industry stakeholders during intellectual property enforcement, enabling brands to better assist officers in identifying and stopping counterfeit goods before they reach consumers.
The bill clarifies that CBP can share information drawn not only from products and packaging but also from packing materials linked to suspected counterfeit shipments. It also broadens the definition of who qualifies as a ‘person’ eligible to receive such information, addressing long-standing obstacles that have limited effective collaboration between CBP and rights holders.
By expanding both the scope of data and the range of partners, the proposal aims to dismantle information silos, speed up enforcement processes and strengthen efforts to curb counterfeit inflows, AAFA said in a release.
Support for HR 4930, the House counterpart to S 2677, introduced by Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley and Senator Maggie Hassan, underscores the association’s commitment to reducing the millions of counterfeit and pirated goods entering the US market each year.
The move follows a recent joint industry letter urging swift passage of the bill.
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