U.S. Senators Introduce A Bill to Enforce Design Patents at the U.S. Border
On December 5, 2019, four U.S. senators introduced a bill that would allow Customs and Border Patrol (“CBP”) to directly seize goods based on design patent infringement. The bill is titled the “Counterfeit Goods Seizure Act of 2019.” Currently, design patents at the CBP can only be enforced by seeking an exclusion order from the […]