수출입통관 단계에서 지식재산권 침해와 보호에 관한 연구

Infringement and Protection of Intellectual Property Rights in Customs Clearance

Intellectual property rights(IPR) are becoming more and more important today. But the trend is worsening as evident in cross-border counterfeiting and piracy. Therefore, each government needs to make every effort to enhance IPR enforcement at their borders. On the basis of IPR border enforcement regimes in the U.S., Australia and China, it is suggested that Korea Customs Services should take some measures to protect IPR in the process of customs clearance as follows : First, it is necessary to introduce various ways of sharing information between the IPR owners and customs services, i.e., through a product identification guide produced by IPR owners and a product training session for customs officials. Second, to provide convenience to IPR holders, it is necessary to allow them to provide a one-off security for all the seizures in one whole year, rather than providing security for every seizure. Third, IPR border enforcement should not impede legitimate trade unfairly by minimizing the period of seizure and/or filing. Lastly, Korea Customs Services should strengthen cooperation with WCO and other customs authorities in protecting IPR owners.