Sino-European Customs Protection of Intellectual Property Rights: From Upmost Necessity to Concrete Measures
Sino-European Customs Protection of Intellectual Property Rights: From Upmost Necessity to Concrete Measures

Author(s): Rémi Fouque
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Law and Transitional Justice, EU-Legislation, Comparative Law
Published by: Societatea de Stiinte Juridice si Administrative
Keywords: customs; intellectual property; counterfeiting; Chinese law; European Union law;
Summary/Abstract: This study's objectives are to enlighten the joint collaboration, legal similarities and similar goals in Sino-European customs actions while fighting counterfeiting and protecting IP rights. This article will present, in a abridged fashion, the reasons that justify the upmost necessity for both the People’s Republic of China and the European Union to carry out customs protection of IP rights, and its concrete measures taken in order to set it right. This study has been undertaken as an abridged detail of my forthcoming Ph.D thesis, which showcase the legal similarities of customs actions in fighting counterfeit goods trade, focusing on and comparing the legislations of France, the European Union and the People’s Republic of China. Even though China has been labelled as the top global source of counterfeit products, the Chinese government and customs, deeply impacted by the scourge themselves, carried on actions to fight it and prevent it by passing adequate laws: this is the demonstration of this article.

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