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The judgement under discussion solved two applications for a preliminary ruling concerning the interpretation of Council Regulation (EC) no. 329564, in which it is established the measures concerning the entrance into the Community and the export and re-export from the Community of goods infringing certain intellectual property rights
In the NovemberDecember 2009 edition of this Bulletin, we reported on the Court of Appeal's reference to the ECJ in the case of Nokia v Her Majesty's Commissioners of Revenue & Customs
In the JulyAugust edition of this bulletin we reported on a decision of Mr Justice Kitchin in the case of Nokia Corporation v Her Majesty's Commissioners of Revenue & Customs (HMRC
In the case of Nokia Corporation v Her Majesty's Commissioners of Revenue & Customs (HMRC) the High Court has considered the extent to which brandowners can use the Counterfeit Goods Regulations (the Regulations) to seize counterfeit goods merely passing through the UK and not intended for sale here
Following a policy change by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC), IP rights holders will now be required to go to court every time they want the customs authorities to seize counterfeit goods entering the UK
