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The more valuable your
intellectual property, the more likely there will people seeking to
import counterfeit goods or grey imports. The rise of ecommerce has
made buying and selling such products much easier. The good news is
that by exercising your intellectual property rights and engaging
with the Australian Border Force you have effective options to
protect your brand.
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Unauthorised imports can breach intellectual property rights
– counterfeit goods
In many cases, importing goods bearing trademarks or containing
copyright material without the consent of the owner of those
rights, infringes those intellectual property rights.
In the case of non-genuine (or counterfeit) products, there is
usually a good basis to prevent importation by relying on trade
mark rights if the counterfeit product bears a similar trade mark.
There are often similar rights in respect of copyright or an
Australian patent or design registration. Where there are
counterfeit
