RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE IP/C/W/1/Corr.1*
9March 1995
ORGANIZATION(95-0517)
Council forTrade-Related Aspects
ofIntellectual Property Rights
RELEVANT ACTIVITIES OFTHE WORLD CUSTOMS ORGANIZATION
Note bytheSecretariat
Corrigendum
Thefollowing pagewasomitted fromtheEnglish version ofdocument IP/C/W/1 andshould
beinserted between pages 8and9ofthatdocument.
*English only.IP/C/W/1
Page8bis
Note:
Thedefinitions are,forthemost part,taken from theWCO Glossary andfrom theTRIPs
Agreements. Anyvariations fromtheTRIPs Agreements weremade toadapt thedefinitions
specifically forusebyCustoms administrations.
PART I
APPLICATION FOR INTERVENTION BYTHE CUSTOMS OROTHER
COMPETENT AUTHORITY INTHE IMPLEMENTATION OFTHE
AGREEMENT ONTRADE-RELATED ASPECTS
OFINTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
Application forIntervention by
theCustoms orother Competent Authority
Article 1
Theowner ofanyregistered trademark maymake application totheCustoms orothercompetent
authority:
(a) Stating heistheowner oftheregistered trademark; and
(b) requesting theCustoms tosuspend clearance ofgoods suspected ofbeing counterfeit.
Article 2
Theholder ofacopyright maymake application totheCustoms orother competent authority:
(a) Stating thatheistheholder ofthecopyright; and
(b) requesting theCustoms tosuspend clearance ofgoods suspected ofbeing pirated.
Note:
Theprovisions ofthisArticle maybeextended toholders ofexclusive licences andrelated
rights.