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Restricted merchandise and intellectual property

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Where to look: 19 CFR Parts 12, 133.

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  1. Which section of 19 CFR is titled "Term of CBP trade name recordation"?

    1. § 133.15
    2. § 133.26
    3. § 133.31
    4. § 133.42
    Answer

    A. § 133.15 in Part 133 (trademarks, trade names, and copyrights) is titled "Term of CBP trade name recordation".

    19 CFR › Part 133 › § 133.15

  2. Which section of 19 CFR is titled "Disposition; refund of duty"?

    1. § 12.115
    2. § 12.15
    3. § 12.63
    4. § 12.8
    Answer

    B. § 12.15 in Part 12 (special classes of merchandise) is titled "Disposition; refund of duty".

    19 CFR › Part 12 › § 12.15

  3. A CBP trademark recordation remains in force concurrently with what period?

    1. The 20-year current registration period or last renewal at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
    2. The life of the importer's bond
    3. A 10-year period from the recordation date
    4. A 5-year period renewable once
    Answer

    A. Section 133.4(b) ties the term of recordation to the 20-year registration period or last renewal.

    19 CFR 133.4(b)

  4. Under 19 CFR 133.22(a), a "copying or simulating" trademark is one that may so resemble a recorded mark as to be likely to cause what?

    1. The mark to be removed from the register
    2. The importer to lose its bond
    3. The public to associate it with the recorded mark or name
    4. The carrier to refuse the cargo
    Answer

    C. Section 133.22(a) defines it by likelihood that the public associates it with the recorded mark or name.

    19 CFR 133.22(a)

  5. What is a "piratical article" under 19 CFR 133.42(a)?

    1. A genuine copy sold by a licensee
    2. A work registered but not recorded with CBP
    3. A copy marked with the country of origin
    4. An unlawfully made copy or phonorecord of a recorded copyrighted work, made without the copyright owner's authorization
    Answer

    D. Section 133.42(a) defines piratical article.

    19 CFR 133.42(a)

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