Customs seizes fake computer equipment
U.S. Customs and Border Protection said officers at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach seized a shipment of wireless routers and Ethernet switches for trademark infringement.
CBP said the shipment had a domestic value of $659,500 and a manufacture's suggested retail price of $857,340.
The items had logos similar to Apple, Microsoft and Windows Vista. CBP import specialist determined the logos were substantially indistinguishable from trademarks recorded with CBP. The importer of this shipment tried to conceal the logos by placing a sticker on the product packaging. A total of 5,475 wireless routers and 7,472 Ethernet switches were seized.
Customs seizes fake computer equipment
