COAC Asks for "IPR Indicator" Pilot in its Final IP Recommendations
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has posted the "final" facilitation recommendations of COAC's Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement Subcommittee. The final recommendations are the same as the “draft” recommendations posted in December 2011 in all respects but one; they newly suggest that a program to allow legitimate importers to voluntarily transmit an IPR indicator to CBP in the cargo release data set that links to a robust database should be explored in a working pilot. According to the Subcommittee, a valid IPR indicator would lower the IPR risk assessment for that shipment, segmenting risk for CBP and speeding release for the importer. COAC’s draft recommendations discussed such a program, but did not recommend a pilot.
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(See ITT’s Online Archives 11122805 for summary on the COAC’s draft recommendations, which also wanted CBP to establish a C-TPAT type program for IPR; further outline the distribution chain management serialization concept (a code or key passed through the supply chain as a way of validating authenticity); explore ISF-type data for IPR targeting pre-arrival; explore use of port level Microscopy analysis; coordinate with other government agencies (OGA); etc.)