One of the most straightforward and cost-effective approaches
for a trademark owner to halt infringement is to seek customs
border protection. In order to increase efficiency and transparency
of border control and considering the advancement of technology, on
June 9, 2021, the Taiwan Customs Administration proposed a draft
Amendment to the "Implementing Rules for Protecting the Rights
and Interests in Trademark on the Border". According to
Paragraph 2, Article 7 of the draft Amendment, the Customs
Administration is to install a new online platform from which a
trademark owner can readily retrieve available data, including
digital photo files of suspected infringing goods for verification
purposes, thus alleviating the trademark owner's burden to
appear within a 24-hour time limit at the customs house to verity
whether a batch of suspected infringing goods are counterfeits or
not.
