CBP Seizes Counterfeit Jeans in Laredo
The CBP Import Specialist Enforcement Team at the Laredo Port of Entry seized a commercial shipment of jeans valued at $193,800 that was discovered to infringe on the Levi Strauss and Co. registered trademark, said the agency.
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During an examination, CBP officers and import specialists discovered possible infringement of the Levi, Strauss and Co. design trademark, a trademark recorded with CBP. CBP’s Intellectual and Property Rights branch in Washington conducted a review and determined that the jeans bore a mark that was substantially indistinguishable from the Levi, Strauss and Co. registered design trademark and the shipment was found to be counterfeit. CBP subsequently seized 96 boxes containing 2,850 pairs of jeans. The manufacturer’s suggested retail price, had the trademarks been genuine, was $193,800.