Regulations Governing Customs Detaining Goods Suspected of Patent Infringement Article 2

A patentee requesting Customs to detain imported articles that are suspected of infringing the patent right(s) shall do so in writing to the customs offices of importation of such articles, accompanied by the following:1. document(s) of proof of the patent right(s); where a utility model patent right is concerned, the technical evaluation report of said utility model shall also be provided;2. a copy of the identity document(s), juristic person certificate(s) or other document(s) proving qualification of the detention requester.3. an infringement analysis report and sufficient description for identifying the suspected infringing articles, along with other information including samples, photos, catalogs or pictures of the suspected infringing articles as well as the electronic files thereof.4. a sufficient description enabling Customs to identify the articles to be detained, such as the name of the importer, the business administration number or I.D. card number thereof, import declaration number, name, type or specification of the articles, possible importing date, port or vehicle.5. a power of attorney, if the detention request is filed by an appointed agent.An exclusive licensee may, within the licensed scope, make a request prescribed in the preceding paragraph.Where information concerning a detention request stated in Paragraph 1 is yet to be provided, Customs shall immediately notify the detention requester to make such provision; the customs clearance procedures of the suspected infringing articles are not affected until such provision is made.