[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 19, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 19CFR12.39a]

[Page 230-231]
 
                        TITLE 19--CUSTOMS DUTIES
 
  CHAPTER I--UNITED STATES CUSTOMS SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
 
PART 12--SPECIAL CLASSES OF MERCHANDISE--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 12.39a  Registered patent owners; import survey.

    (a) When the owner of a patent registered in the United States 
believes that merchandise is being imported into the United States which 
infringes such patent, an application for a survey to assist the patent 
owner in taking appropriate action may be made. The purpose of the 
survey is to provide the patent owner with the names and addresses of 
importers of merchandise which appears to infringe the registered 
patent.
    (b) The application may be made by letter addressed to the 
Commissioner of Customs, U.S. Customs Service, Washington, DC 20229. It 
shall state the name and address of the patent owner; and if available, 
a description of the merchandise believed to infringe the registered 
patent and the country of manufacture of the merchandise. A certified 
copy of the patent registration issued by the Patent and Trademark 
Office showing ownership to be in the

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name as claimed, 3 additional copies of the patent registration for 
Customs files, and a check or money order to cover the fee prescribed by 
Sec. 24.12(a)(3) of this chapter for the survey selected shall be 
submitted with the application.
    (c) Surveys will be made for periods of 2, 4 or 6 months at the 
option of the applicant.

[T.D. 56137, 29 FR 4720, Apr. 2, 1964, as amended by T.D. 84-133, 49 FR 
26571, June 28, 1984]

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