Discussion "Intellectual property: counterfeiting of goods in the fight against Covid-19"
apr
23
2020
On April 23, 2020, an online public discussion “Intellectual property: counterfeiting of goods in the fight against Covid-19” was held with experts from the Customs Procedures Division of the Customs Department: Violeta Stripeikiene, Aušrine Stumbryte, and Aiste Žičkutė. The discussion was organized by the Lithuanian Customs Practitioners Association and moderated by Evelina Liaubaitė, Assistant Attorney at Law, APB "AAA Law".
The record of the discussion (in Lithuanian) is available here.
Questions discussed:
- What is the situation seen by customs with regard to counterfeit goods intended to combat pandemics?
- How to identify counterfeits?
- What to do for a business if you suspect counterfeiting?
- What counterfeits were most commonly found before the pandemic?
- To whom and what sanctions are applied in case of detection of counterfeits (for example, in a customs warehouse, during transportation, during declaration, etc.)?
- Will the pandemic bring any changes in this area that will continue after the pandemic ends?
Participants also asked other relevant questions.