Copyright protection
Learn about intellectual property rights and their protection
Highlighted procedures
You can carry out procedures relating to the "Trademark intervention application" and "Withholding of goods due to trademark infringement".
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Defence and customs protection of intellectual property rights
Find out more about intellectual property rights and how to protect them in the field of customs.
Initiation of proceedings at the request of a party or ex officio by the customs authorities
Find out what procedure to follow if you see that a trademark, design, patent, etc. has been infringed. that it is an intellectual property right
Customs intervention procedure and destruction of goods
How can customs intervene? Can goods that infringe an intellectual property right be destroyed?
- Commission notification concerning the surveillance of compliance with intellectual property rights by customs authorities in relation to goods introduced into the customs territory of the Union without being released for free circulation, including goods in transit (422 KB - pdf )
- Regulations Copyright and trademarks