The customs offices of Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao have reached multiple consensuses on cooperation in intellectual property law enforcement.
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Hong Kong Customs, Macao Customs and the Guangdong Branch of the General Administration of Customs held the sixth Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Customs Intellectual Property Law Enforcement Cooperation Conference in Hong Kong on the 9th, and reached a number of consensuses on deepening intellectual property law enforcement cooperation in the Greater Bay Area, including deepening special joint operations and smoothing intelligence communication channels.
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The customs offices of Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao regularly hold intellectual property law enforcement cooperation meetings to combat cross-border infringement activities.
China News Service, Hong Kong, November 10. According to news announced by the Information Department of the Hong Kong SAR Government on the 10th, Hong Kong Customs, Macao Customs and the Guangdong Branch of the General Administration of Customs held the sixth Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Customs Intellectual Property Enforcement Cooperation Conference in Hong Kong on the 9th, and reached a number of consensuses on deepening intellectual property enforcement cooperation in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.
On November 9, Hong Kong Customs, Macao Customs and the Guangdong Branch of the General Administration of Customs held the sixth Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Customs Intellectual Property Enforcement Cooperation Conference in Hong Kong. The picture shows the guests taking a group photo. (Photo courtesy of the Information Department of the Hong Kong SAR Government)
At the meeting, the consensus reached by the customs offices of Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao includes: first, deepening targeted special joint operations and launching more targeted cross-regional joint law enforcement for key ports and commodities; second, unblocking multi-level intelligence communication channels and improving two-way feedback arrangements for intelligence to further enhance the overall effectiveness of cross-border collaborative law enforcement; third, strengthen communication and collaboration with rights holders, and upgrade intellectual property protection work in the three places to a collaborative pattern with the diverse participation of law enforcement agencies, industry organizations and rights holders.
In addition, a delegation from the Guangdong Branch of the General Administration of Customs also visited an express delivery operation center in Tuen Mun, Hong Kong, to learn about Hong Kong Customs’ enforcement work in express delivery supervision, and how relevant departments maintain close cooperation with the industry and strengthen information exchange to improve risk identification and law enforcement effectiveness. While facilitating legitimate trade, they jointly combat cross-border infringement activities using express delivery channels.
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