Disclosure of Information Regarding Abandoned Merchandise

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• Document number: 2019-18317
• Type: Proposed Rule
• Published: August 27, 2019
• Comments close: October 28, 2019
• Agency: Homeland Security Department; U.S. Customs and Border Protection; Treasury Department

Official abstract

This document proposes to amend the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) regulations pertaining to disclosure of information regarding merchandise bearing suspected counterfeit trademarks. The proposed amendment would create a procedure for the disclosure of information otherwise protected by the Trade Secrets Act to a trademark owner when merchandise bearing suspected counterfeit trademarks has been voluntarily abandoned.

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