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Procedure Name

Enforcement of intellectual property rights with customs

Description

Category

Registration

Responsible Agency

Customs Department

Address: Sri Lanka Customs, No. 40, Main Street, Colombo 11, Sri Lanka.

Phone: +94 11 222 1333

Email: enquiries@customs.gov

Legal base of the Procedure

Customs Ordinance, Gazette Notification 1523/20

Required Documentation

No.	Type	Notes
1.	Authorization Letter from the owner or the company who owns trademark or the patent	If an agent
2.	Application Form
3.	Patent certificate or trademark registration certificate	Originals with Photocopies
4.	Company or Business registration	If applicable
5.	Request letter to the Director General of customs	Requesting to register the trademark or the patent
6.	Color Photographs of the Product	A4 size
7.	Gazette Notification	Publishing the trademark or patent registration

Process Steps

Step 1	Submit all the relevant original documents with photocopies to customs
Step 2	Customs will process the documentation
Step 3	Issuance of the reference number

Category

Procedure

The following form/s are used in this procedure

Title	Description	Created Date	Updated Date	Issued By
Application for Registration of Intellectual Property Rights with Sri Lanka Customs	Registration with Customs does not automatically safeguard the IP rights. This registration is in no way affect the initiative of action by right holders notifying Sri Lanka Customs of any impending violation of their IP rights, as provided for in term	12-01-2018	28-06-2018

This procedure applies to the following measures

Name	Measure Type	Agency	Description	Comments	Legal Document	Validity To	Measure Class
Enforcement of intellectual property rights with customs	Registration Requirement		Enforcement of intellectual property rights with Sri Lanka Customs	Registration with Customs does not automatically safeguard the IP rights. This registration is in no way affect the initiative of action by right holders notifying Sri Lanka Customs of any impending violation of their IP rights, as provided for in terms of section 125B of the Customs Ordinance (as amended).	Customs Ordinance	31-12-9999	Good