CBP Receives Lever-Rule Application on Gray Market Intel Products
In the May 18 issue of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Bulletin (Vol. 50, No. 20) (here), CBP issued a notice on its receipt of a "Lever-Rule" application from Intel for the federally registered and recorded “Design Only (Swirl…
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Design)” trademark. Intel would like CBP to stop importation of the company's integrated circuit chips, semiconductors, microchips and printed circuit boards, intended for sale in countries outside the U.S., known as gray market products. CBP will grant such protection, which is known as Lever-Rule protection, if it finds the parts are physically and materially different from the products intended for sale in the U.S.