Regulations Governing Customs Measures in Protecting the Rights and Interests of Trademark Article 7
Where Customs acts upon its own initiative and finds that imported or exported articles in respect of which it has acquired prima facie evidence that a trademark right is likely to be infringed, Customs shall give a notice to the proprietor of the trademark and the importer/exporter.The proprietor of a registered trademark and exporter/importer should follow the procedures as below after receiving the aforementioned notification:1. The proprietor of a registered trademark shall state their intention to and identify the items in question on-site or on the e-platform authorized by Customs within four (4) hours for export by air freight, and within twenty-four (24) hours for import/export by sea freight and import by air freight, and then submit evidence of infringement or non-infringement by means of written documents or via electronic data transmission on the e-platform within three (3) business days. Anyone failing to provide such evidence in time should apply in writing or via electronic data transmission on the e-platform with a legitimate reason for an extension of additional three (3) business days prior to the deadline. Application for extension is acceptable only once.2. The importer/exporter should submit documents of non-infringement by means of written documents or via electronic data transmission on the e-platform within three (3) business days. Anyone failing to provide such evidence in time should apply in writing or via electronic data transmission on the e-platform with a legitimate reason for additional three (3) business days prior to the deadline. Application for extension is acceptable only once.When dealing with the notification of Paragraph 1, Customs may make it by means of words, written document, telephone, email or facsimile and make a record attached to the file.When dealing with the notification of Paragraph 1 and failing to obtain the contact information of the proprietor of a registered trademark, Customs may seek assistance from the Registrar Office to provide the information within one (1) business day.After receiving the notification of Paragraph 1, the proprietor of a registered trademark may receive the photo files of suspected infringing goods taken by Customs via the e-platform authorized by Customs so as to determine whether to identify the goods or not. Photos that Customs provided shall not be the only basis of infringement or non-infringement evidence.
中文原文 海關執行商標權益保護措施實施辦法第7條
海關於執行職務時，發現進出口貨物顯有侵害商標權之虞，應通知商標權人及進出口人。
商標權人及進出口人自接獲前項通知之時起，依下列程序辦理：
一、空運出口貨物，商標權人應於四小時內；空運進口及海運進出口貨物，商標權人應於二十四小時內，至海關辦公處所或海關核可平臺，確認進行侵權與否之認定，並於三個工作日內，以書面或於海關核可平臺以電子資料傳輸方式提出侵權與否事證。
但有正當理由，無法於期限內提出者，應於該期限屆滿前，以書面或於海關核可平臺以電子資料傳輸方式釋明理由向海關申請延長三個工作日，且以一次為限。
二、進出口人應於三個工作日內，以書面或於海關核可平臺以電子資料傳輸方式提出無侵權情事之證明文件。
但有正當理由，無法於期限內提出者，應於該期限屆滿前，以書面或於海關核可平臺以電子資料傳輸方式釋明理由向海關申請延長三個工作日，且以一次為限。
海關辦理第一項通知，得以言詞、書面、電話、電子郵件或傳真為之，並製作紀錄附卷。
海關辦理第一項通知時，如無法取得商標權人聯絡資料，得請求商標專責機關協助於一個工作日內提供。
商標權人接獲第一項通知後，得於海關核可平臺取得海關緝獲時所拍疑似侵權貨物之照片檔案，作為判斷是否進行侵權與否認定之參考。
但海關提供之照片檔案，不得作為認定侵權與否之唯一依據。
商標權人及進出口人自接獲前項通知之時起，依下列程序辦理：
一、空運出口貨物，商標權人應於四小時內；空運進口及海運進出口貨物，商標權人應於二十四小時內，至海關辦公處所或海關核可平臺，確認進行侵權與否之認定，並於三個工作日內，以書面或於海關核可平臺以電子資料傳輸方式提出侵權與否事證。
但有正當理由，無法於期限內提出者，應於該期限屆滿前，以書面或於海關核可平臺以電子資料傳輸方式釋明理由向海關申請延長三個工作日，且以一次為限。
二、進出口人應於三個工作日內，以書面或於海關核可平臺以電子資料傳輸方式提出無侵權情事之證明文件。
但有正當理由，無法於期限內提出者，應於該期限屆滿前，以書面或於海關核可平臺以電子資料傳輸方式釋明理由向海關申請延長三個工作日，且以一次為限。
海關辦理第一項通知，得以言詞、書面、電話、電子郵件或傳真為之，並製作紀錄附卷。
海關辦理第一項通知時，如無法取得商標權人聯絡資料，得請求商標專責機關協助於一個工作日內提供。
商標權人接獲第一項通知後，得於海關核可平臺取得海關緝獲時所拍疑似侵權貨物之照片檔案，作為判斷是否進行侵權與否認定之參考。
但海關提供之照片檔案，不得作為認定侵權與否之唯一依據。