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Recent Developments in Anti-Counterfeiting Law and Enforcement:
US, China and Germany
Jason K. SchmitzPartner (Chicago)+1 312 701 [email protected]
December 11, 2008
Kenny K.S. WongPartner (Hong Kong)+852 2843 [email protected]
Daniel MarschollekPartner (Frankfurt)+49 69 79 41 [email protected]
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Agenda
•US Trademark Enforcement Programs– Jason K. Schmitz
•Anti-Counterfeiting in the PRC– Kenny K.S. Wong
•Protecting IP Rights in Europe– Daniel Marschollek
•Trends / Developments in International Counterfeiting: Take it to the Next Level!
– Daniel Marschollek
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US Trademark Enforcement Programs
Jason K. Schmitz, Partner, Chicago
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What is Counterfeiting and How Widespreadis it?
• Range of illicit activities linked to intellectual property rights infringement
• 7-8% of world trade every year is in counterfeit goods• US businesses and industries lose about $200 billion a
year in revenue and 750,000 jobs due to the counterfeiting of merchandise
• Accounts for more than half a trillion dollars in global trade each year
• Impacts sales and licensing, brand value and firm reputation and the ability of firms to benefit from the breakthroughs they make in developing new products
• Health and safety risks
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Who Are the Targets?
• Take Into Account Profit Margins
• Risks of detection
• The potential penalties
• The size of the markets that could be exploited
• The technological and logistical challenges in producing and distributing products
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Who Are the Targets? (cont’d)
Sectors Regularly Impacted
• Apparel, footwear and designer clothing
• Audio-visual, literary and related copyrighted work
• Automotive and aircraft parts
• Chemicals and pesticides
• Consumer electronics
• Electrical components
• Food, drink and agricultural products
• Personal accessories
• Pharmaceuticals
• Tobacco
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Tackling the Problem
• Comprehensive, customized global protection strategy tailored to a company’s specific enforcement needs
• Working with customs officials, intellectual property rights investigators and police authorities
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Tackling the Problem (cont’d)
• Online global counterfeit watch and tracking systems
• Online tracking of information regarding enforcement requirements and procedures for all jurisdictions
• Real-time legal updates tailored to the firm’s business
• Interaction with legislators, administration officials and other IP policymakers to advance the firm’s IP goals domestically and internationally
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Scope of Trademark Enforcement Program
• Quality control and anti-counterfeiting programs
• No one-size-fits-all solution
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Proactive Enforcement
•Action taken to identify and prevent trademark misuse / infringement
–Aggressive trademark prosecution program and portfolio management
–Trademark use / graphic standards manuals
–Trademark watch service (different watch programs tailored to a company’s specific needs)
–US Customs registrations
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Proactive Enforcement (cont’d)
• Action taken to identify and prevent trademark misuse / infringement
– Online counterfeit prevention measures
– INTERPOL Database on International Intellectual Property (DIIP) Crime and INTERPOL’s Minimum Global Standard for the Collection of Information on Counterfeiting and Piracy
– Development and use of detection, verification and technology systems that are proven to work in the detection and deterrence of counterfeiting and piracy
– Investigation services
– Education and legislative efforts
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Reactive Enforcement
•Action taken once a specific trademark misuse or infringement is identified
–Cease and desist letters and other communications
–Litigation
• Enforcement actions at the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board of the US Trademark Office
• Federal court litigation
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Implications of Passage of PRO-IP Act (Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act of 2008)
• Strengthening of civil IP laws
–Section 503 of the Copyright Act
–Treble damages remedies
–The range for statutory damages under Section 35(c) of the Lanham Act for non-willful infringement
–Expansion of Section 42 of the Lanham Act
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Enhancements to Criminal IP Laws
• The PRO-IP Act alters the categories of criminal infringements that put repeat criminal infringers at risk for increased sentencing or fines
• Forfeiture provisions for copyright and trademark infringement have been removed and recast
• The definition of “computer crime” in Section 2 of the Computer Crime Enforcement Act (42 U.S.C. § 3713) is expanded
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Enhancements to Criminal IP Laws (cont'd)
• Increased government funding and coordination of IP enforcement
–The PRO-IP Act creates the position of a cabinet-level IPEC within the executive branch of the government
–The PRO-IP Act provides grants to state and local law enforcement entities for training, prevention, enforcement, and prosecution of intellectual property theft and infringement crimes
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Anti-Counterfeiting in the PRC Kenny K.S. Wong, Hong Kong
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•Administrative
•Court
•Customs
Different Channels of Enforcement
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AIC Complaints
51851
49412
50534
50318
40000 45000 50000 55000
2004
2005
2006
2007
(cases)
No. of CasesInvestigated
Source: Report on China's Intellectual Property Protection in 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007 publishedby the State Intellectual Property Office
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First-Instance IP Court Cases Concluded
2751
3529
2277
2684
8332
13393
14056
17395
0 5000 10000 15000 20000
2004
2005
2006
2007
Civil CasesCriminal Cases
Source: Report on China's Intellectual Property Protection in 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007published by the State Intellectual Property Office
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Customs seizures
1,051
1,210
2,473
7,467
0 2000 4000 6000 8000
2004
2005
2006
2007
No. of Cases
Source: Report on China's Intellectual Property Protection in 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007 published by the State Intellectual Property Office
worth up to RMB 200 million (approx. US $28 million)
worth up to RMB 99.78 million (approx. US $14 million)
worth up to RMB 84.18 million (approx. US $12.2 million)
worth up to RMB 438 million (approx. US $61.7 million)
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Weakness of the System
Possible reasons• Criminal enforcement is relatively infrequent, e.g., in 2006 only 252 out of 50,534 (less than 0.5%) trademark infringement complaints at the administrative level were referred to the criminal authorities for prosecution
• No minimum fines specified
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Weakness of the System (cont’d)
• No greater fines on repeated offenders
• Lack of manpower of the administrative authorities
• Lack of public awareness
• Protectionism
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Practical Tips for Effective IP Enforcement
1. Get all registrations possible
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Practical Tips for Effective IP Enforcement
2. Knowing the enforcement authorities
–Power
–Confiscation / destruction of infringing items
–Fine
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Practical Tips for Effective IP Enforcement
3. Monitoring the market
– Instruct professional and resourceful local investigators / lawyers
–Conduct regular market surveys
–Provide suitable training for staff members
–Maintain a budget for undertaking the above activities
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Practical Tips for Effective IP Enforcement
4. Gathering evidence
–Evidence of suspected infringement (depends on type of action)
– Infringing samples, photographs, advertisements, on-site visits, (notarized) investigation reports
–Evidence of IPRs
• Certificates, evidence of history and extent of use of IPRs, advertising and sales figures, etc.
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Factors to Consider
• Legal merits
• Seriousness of infringement
• Loss suffered
• Strength of evidence
• Publicity
• Time and monetary costs
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Specific Issue
• Landlord liability
–First applied to Beijing Xiushui Haosen Clothing Market Co Ltd – landlord of the notorious Beijing Silk Street Market
–On December 19, 2005, found guilty by the 2nd Intermediate People's Court of Beijing
–Appealed to the Higher People's Court of Beijing, decision affirmed
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• Landlord liability (cont’d)– Article 50(2) PRC Trademark Law Implementing
Regulations• "Knowingly provide facilities such as storage, delivery,
mailing, concealment etc., to allow infringement"
– Beijing AIC Notice No. 2 of 2005• Prohibits the garment markets and small commodities
markets in Beijing from infringing overseas well-known brand names recognised by the AIC
– Annex to Lease Agreement – Market Administration Rules
– What measures should a landlord take?
Specific Issue
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PRC National IP Strategy - issued June 5, 2008
•Aim: to improve China's capacity to create, utilize, protect and administer intellectual property; and to make China an innovative country•Strategy / goals: to make China a country with a comparatively high level in terms of creation, utilization, protection and administration of IPRs by 2020•Strategic focuses
– a) Improve the intellectual property regime– b) Promote the creation and utilization of IP – c) Strengthen the protection of IPRs– d) Prevent abuses of IPRs– e) Foster a culture of IPRs
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Higher Award of Damages
• June 2007 – Yamaha Motor Co Ltd v Zhejiang HuatianIndustries Co Ltd
• Trade mark infringement – record damages –RMB8,300,440.43 (~US$1.1 million)
• Rock Records – copyright infringement – RMB 2,900,000 (~US$414,3000)
• 3M – patent infringement – RMB 200,000 (~US$28,580)
• November 2008 – Diageo (Johnny Walker) v Blueblood (Shanghai) Wine Co Ltd
• Passing off – damages – RMB 1,250,000 (~US$182,000)
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Protecting IP Rights in EuropeDaniel Marschollek, Frankfurt
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The Problem (1/2)
• Importation, transhipment and exportation of as well as trade in counterfeit products
• Importation, transhipment and exportation of as well as trade in illegal parallel products
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The Problem (2/2)
•Ports of Entry–National airports (esp. Frankfurt, Cologne)
–Major harbours (esp. Hamburg, Bremerhaven)
•Distribution Channels–Internet platforms (www.alibaba.com,
www.restposten.de – to name a few)
–Wholesalers
–Retailers of different sizes
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•Council Regulation (EC) 1383/2003 concerning customs actions against goods suspected of infringing certain IP rights
•National Laws in Germany– German Trademark Act (MarkenG)
– German Copyright Act (UrhG)
– German Act on Industrial Designs (GeschmMG),
– German Patent Act (PatG)
– German Act on Utility Models (GebrMG)
Legal Framework
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•Governing customs actions aiming to protect
– IP rights against
– The importation, exportation and transhipment
– Of counterfeit and pirated goods
– Originating / coming from third countries
Council Regulation 1383/03 (1/5)
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•Lodging and processing of customs application
•Application for action shall– Be made out on a standardized form
– Contain information enabling the customs authorities to take actions (Art. 5 V Reg. 1383/03) and
– Be accompanied by a declaration indemnifying the customs against possible claims from third parties (Art. 6 Reg. 1383/03)
Council Regulation 1383/03 (3/5)
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Note:
• A customs application based on Community trademark registrations and Community design rights may request action by the customs authorities of more than one member state in one application (EC Customs Application)!
Council Regulation 1383/03 (4/5)
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•Actions following the grant of the application–Customs detain suspect shipments and provide
IPRO (or representative) with comprehensive information and samples (Art. 9, 13 Reg. 1383/03)
– IPRO is obliged either to initiate court proceedings (Art. 13 Reg. 1383/03) or to contact the declarant, holder or owner searching agreement to abandon the goods for destruction (Art. 11 Reg. 1383/03)
–Destruction of goods then carried out by customs
Council Regulation 1383/03 (5/5)
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•Governing customs actions aiming to protect
–Trademarks, copyrights, design patents, patents, utility model against
–The importation and exportation
–Of counterfeit and pirated goods detained within the EC (not at external borders)
–As well as illegal parallels detained at “internal”and external borders
National Laws (1/6)
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•Lodging and processing of customs application
•Application for action
–Does not require specific form
–Does not necessarily need to contain comprehensive information enabling the customs authorities to take actions and
–Needs to be accompanied by a bank guarantee
National Laws (2/6)
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Note:
• Under German law, a person guilty of the infringement of IP rights is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years. Often, filing a criminal complaint is a good starting point for fighting IP-crime
• In a criminal complaint we generally suggest that the premises of the culprit shall be searched and his assets be seized thus safeguarding success in a possible action for damages
National Laws (4/6)
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• In the criminal proceedings a civil action, e.g., for forbearance and damages, may be brought against the culprit. The so-called adhesive-procedure is a viable option to save costs and time: The culprit can be sued without paying court fees in advance. Criminal and civil procedure can be brought to an end at a single blow.
National Laws (5/6)
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Trends / Developments in International CounterfeitingTake it to the Next Level!
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The Setting
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•Whereas it is clearly stated in the applicable regulations what shall be considered inadmissible, e.g., importing and exporting counterfeit goods, . . .
Legal Framework
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• . . . the provisions are less clear in identifying who shall be liable / responsible for TM / design infringements
Legal Framework
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• “The 4 Cs”
Identifying the Defendants
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•“The 4 Cs”– Consignors
– Consignees
– Customs / delivery agents
– Carriers (including freight forwarders / postal services)
Identifying the Defendants
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• Infringers, accessory aides vs secondary infringers
• Infringers / accessory aides liable for forbearance, information, destruction and damages
•Secondary infringers are liable for forbearance but cannot incur liability for damages
•To qualify as secondary infringer a party has (i) tocontribute to the infringement without “mens rea”and (ii) has to be under a certain obligation to control
The German Concept of Liability
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•Cf. YU GI OH cards detained by Hamburg customs
• Intellectual property owner sought temporary restraining order against delivery agent
•After the injunction was served on the delivery agent, he immediately instructed customs to destroy the cf. goods but challenged the order and its obligation to bear the costs of the proceeding
Hanseatic CoA – YU GI OH Cards
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• Infringer’s liability requires “mens rea” – as a consequence, customs / delivery agents usually do not qualify
•Liability as secondary infringer
•Customs and delivery agents / freight forwarders are not per se obliged to examine shipments – they, however, do qualify as secondary infringers once they are in “bad faith”
Hanseatic CoA – YU GI OH Cards
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“In the present case, after the temporary injunction was served on the defendant, the defendant did know with a sufficient level of certainty that the goods in the seized boxes were counterfeit. She, thereupon, immediately (…) applied for the destruction of the goods. There is nothing more the IPR could have requested from her, (…).“ (Hanseatic CoA, 5 U 188/06, MarkenR2007, 395 (397))
Hanseatic CoA – YU GI OH Cards
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Jason K. Schmitz
ExperienceJason Schmitz practices intellectual property law. He has experience in all areas of US and foreign trademark prosecution and is responsible for US and foreign trademark portfolios of numerous clients, including major US banking institutions and food industry corporations.
Jason K. SchmitzPartner, Chicago
Mr. Schmitz’s anti-piracy experience includes handling international counterfeiting issues.
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Kenny K.S. WongExperience
Kenny Wong is head of the IP/IT Practice group of Mayer Brown JSM.
His practice covers the full range of contentious and commercial IP and IT work. A significant part of Mr. Wong’s practice involves PRCmatters and he is amongst the first to handle IP enforcement work in China. He also advises on entertainment law acting for copyright collecting societies, production companies, celebrities and artists.
Kenny K. S. WongPartner, Hong Kong
Recommended since 1997 by local and foreign publications as one of Hong Kong's leading IP practitioners.
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Daniel Marschollek
Experience
Daniel Marschollek has a diverse intellectual property practice that focuses on trademark prosecution and trademark / industrial design infringement litigation, with special emphasis on clients in the sports, fashion and telecommunications industries.
Daniel R. MarschollekPartner, Frankfurt
JUVE Handbook 2005/2006„ (…) recommended by clients for his anti-piracy expertise and practice“
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Mayer Brown is a global legal services organization comprising legal practices that are separate entities ("Mayer Brown Practices"). The Mayer Brown Practices are: Mayer Brown LLP, a limited liability partnership established in the United States; Mayer Brown International LLP, a limited liability partnership incorporated in England and Wales; and JSM, a Hong Kong partnership, and its associated entities in Asia. The Mayer Brown Practices are known as Mayer Brown JSM in Asia. www.mayerbrown.com
Recent Developments in Anti-Counterfeiting Law and Enforcement:
US, China and Germany
Jason K. SchmitzPartner (Chicago)+1 312 701 [email protected]
December 11, 2008
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