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Administrative proceeding with US Customs?

Administrative proceeding with US Customs?

Posted Jul 26, 2010 16:49 UTC (Mon) by dmarti (subscriber, #11625)
In reply to: There are no need to fight these Chinese manufacturers... by etienne
Parent article: Gratton: The Sad State of Open Source in Android tablets

If you're a copyright holder, and the manufacturer exports to the USA, you can start an administrative proceeding with the US Customs Service. It looks much easier and less expensive than a court case.

You don't get money damages, but the shipment doesn't get through Customs. The importer has to ship it back, destroy it, or turn it over to the copyright holder.


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