We work to prevent our clients’ rights from being infringed by the entry of misbranded material through Customs. Thus, we collaborate in the identification of unauthentic or suspect merchandise at the border, for its confiscation.
This protection is performed at a Spanish and European level, to try to reduce the increase in product piracy. In the event that the merchandise is confiscated during its distribution process, at PONS IP we counsel and defend our clients by means of criminal prosecution, in order that this practice be abandoned, and to request that the damages caused by the exploitation of said misbranded merchandise be made good.
Over 70% of the misbranded products that enter the European market come from Asia, mainly China. The seizure of products and offending factories is a task that requires the coordinated efforts of researchers, the authorities and experts in Intellectual Property. PONS IP coordinates anti-piracy activities, performing surveillance activities together with the Customs authorities, field research, incursions and raids in the key forgery markets, monitoring fairs, verifying and studying the legality of the documentation concerning the commercial creation of the offending company, and tracking offenders on social networks, platforms, e-commerce and specialised forums. Our Chinese personnel provide us with the degree of speed and dialogue necessary to carry out this type of action.
PONS IP provides the following services:
- Detection at Customs of misbranded products that infringe intellectual property rights.
- Management of the portfolio of trademarks, patents and designs of our clients, to enable the Customs Authorities to rapidly identify the misbranded products.
- Legal counselling for Customs Applications For Action (AFAs).
- The implementation of strategies to fight the entry and exit of misbranded products.