US Customs Officer Praises HK for Efforts in Protecting IPRUnited States Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the Patent and Trademark Office Todd Dickinson Tuesday praised the Hong Kong customs for its efforts to curb piracy and counterfeiting activities.Dickinson made the remarks when touring the Seizures Identification Office of the Customs and Excise Department of Hong Kong. He is now in Hong Kong to update himself on the latest policies and enforcement action on intellectual property rights (IPR). He was also given a brief account of the work of the seizures identification teams on sorting and counting of pirated optical discs, as well as the examination of suspected infringing discs, including video CDs, music CDs and CD-Roms. Dickinson applauded the Hong Kong customs for the significant effort and resources that it has devoted to IPR enforcement and underlined the U.S. hope that the Hong Kong customs will be able to sustain its vigorous anti-piracy effort at the same intensified level in the months ahead. |
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