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Counterfeit Goods Seizure Act of 2019

USA116th CongressS-2987| Senate 
| Updated: 12/5/2019
Thomas Tillis

Thomas Tillis

Republican Senator

North Carolina

Cosponsors (3)
Bill Cassidy (Republican)Mazie K. Hirono (Democratic)Christopher A. Coons (Democratic)

Finance Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Counterfeit Goods Seizure Act of 2019 This bill authorizes the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to seize goods or packaging entering the United States that involve design patent infringement. Current law authorizes the CBP to seize only goods or packaging that involve copyright, trademark, or trade name infringement. The CBP may impose a fee to cover the administrative costs of recording design patents. (Currently, rights owners may record their intellectual property with the CBP to assist with the CBP's intellectual property enforcement efforts.)
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Timeline
Dec 5, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Dec 5, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  • December 5, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • December 5, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Foreign Trade and International Finance

Customs enforcementIntellectual propertyUser charges and fees

Counterfeit Goods Seizure Act of 2019

USA116th CongressS-2987| Senate 
| Updated: 12/5/2019
Counterfeit Goods Seizure Act of 2019 This bill authorizes the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to seize goods or packaging entering the United States that involve design patent infringement. Current law authorizes the CBP to seize only goods or packaging that involve copyright, trademark, or trade name infringement. The CBP may impose a fee to cover the administrative costs of recording design patents. (Currently, rights owners may record their intellectual property with the CBP to assist with the CBP's intellectual property enforcement efforts.)
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Timeline
Dec 5, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Dec 5, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  • December 5, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • December 5, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Thomas Tillis

Thomas Tillis

Republican Senator

North Carolina

Cosponsors (3)
Bill Cassidy (Republican)Mazie K. Hirono (Democratic)Christopher A. Coons (Democratic)

Finance Committee

Foreign Trade and International Finance

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Customs enforcementIntellectual propertyUser charges and fees