Fabio Adinolfi on the legal jungle of import/export in GRUR-Prax 2024, 747

General principles of Customs law and connecting factors under trade mark law

Every year, goods worth trillions of euros are imported into the European Union from third countries or brought into another third country via the EU. In that context, not only customs law details have to be taken into account. Aspects of trade mark law as well come into play, as imported or transit goods can also be counterfeit products.

BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT attorney at law Fabio Adinolfi addresses the broad field of import and export as well as associated legal “traps” in his article “Einfuhr, Durchfuhr, Grenzbeschlagnahme, Produktpiraterie, Zoll – Ein Überblick im Dschungel des Imports/Exports” (Import, transit, border seizure, product piracy, customs – an overview in the jungle of import/export) in GRUR-Prax 2024, issue 747.

In addition to the basics of customs law and types of procedure, Fabio Adinolfi deals in detail with the import and transit of original and counterfeit products from a trade mark law perspective as well as the prerequisites regarding the destruction of imported or exported goods, whether they are original products or product piracy.

Registered users of beck-online.de can download the article in German here.