New Zealand
Australian Companies is the holder of
three utility patents for seat cover design. Registered status has been received for the trade name
Miss Sideless® and New Zealand
Australian Companies.
In compliance
with Code of Federal Regulations 19 CFR 133, the U.S. Customs Department
can seize any product which infringes on registered U.S. patents
and trademarks until legal resolution is finalized.
Violators of
patent infringement and tariff miscategorizations will be reported
under the U.S. Customs Department public awareness program. United
States Customs officers are legally authorized to conduct interviews
at outside sites of business. Audits can result if violations of
patents and harmonized code classifications violations are found.
Audits can cover business practices for the previous five years.
Fines, penalties, forfeitures and liquidations can be assessed.
Inquiries involving
intellectual property rights can be sent directly to our patent,
trademark, copyright and unfair competition causes firm, Snell & Wilmer, LLP. In addition,
the New Zealand
Australian Companies has a working agreement
with a consulting firm on issues of U.S. Customs procedures and
regulations. This firm brings 12 years of actual U.S. Customs Import
Specialist enforcement of patent infringement 19CFR133, audits
19CFR509, harmonized code tariffs violations and agency action
seizures 19CFR152.
