Securing border measures, available proceedings and their respective advantages and disadvantages

Once Customs authorities have suspended the release of goods infringing an intellectual property right, right-holders have to secure border measures by filing proceedings. For this purpose, right-holders have a number of different options. The present article briefly examines the different alternatives available and looks at their advantages and disadvantages. This is very important since the resources and anti-counterfeiting budgets of right-holders are limited and consequently, right-holders should follow up border measures on a case by case basis to ensure that they add strategic value to their efforts.