Intellectual Property

Express Delivery Services and the Protection of Intellectual Property Rights

The three express delivery companies represented by the Global Express Association (GEA) process over 30 million shipments every day world-wide and are committed to comply with all existing applicable laws and regulations and cooperate with Customs, other law enforcement agencies and Rights Holders to address IPR offences as trustworthy partners.

Effective enforcement of IPR infringement requires a risk-based and threat managed approach starting at origin as well as cooperation and information sharing between rights holders, Customs, other law enforcement agencies, express delivery companies as well as those parties directly involved in the commercial sale of the goods.

Rights holders are the experts in identifying counterfeit items. Customs and other law enforcement agencies are the competent authority to enforce IPR laws at origin and destination, conduct risk assessments, and make seizures of illegal items.

Express delivery companies are trusted partners and assist Customs and other law enforcement agencies as follows:

Practical limits to what express delivery companies can do

Express delivery companies ask Governments, Customs and other law enforcement agencies:

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