- Trademark is a sign that distinguishes the goods and services manufactured or produced by a company similar goods and services of other companies.
- Design right protects the appearance of the goods or part thereof. The object of the protection is always a concrete item or part thereof and is always perceived visually.
- Patent is an exclusive right granted to the inventor for using the invention for professional purposes.
- Pirated copy is a product involving an unlicensed copy of someone else’s copyrighted product.
- Counterfeit product is a product involving the unlicensed incorporation of a trademark belonging to another party or a copy of such a trademark, or a product that illicitly simulates the appearance of another product which is protected under design right.
- Infringing product: A product may infringe on intellectual property rights without being a counterfeit product.
Submitting an operation application to Customs in accordance with regulation is free of charge. The operation application is a standardised form, where the right holder, or their authorised representative, provides Customs with information on their immaterial rights for control measures. The application can be valid in one or several Member States.
The applications can be sent to Customs
IPR applications
The Enforcement Department -Intelligence and Analysis
Commercial Risk Management
PO Box 512
00101 HELSINKI
or by email to ipr.decisions(at)tulli.fi
The application form with completion instructions are available on the EU Commission’s website:
Regulation (EU) No 2015/2424 of the European Parliament and the Council, which came into force 23 March 2016, enables the supervision of trademark infringements in transit. Because of this regulation, customs authorities in the Member States have more opportunities to supervise IPR consignments in transit.
Products under transit, which infringe on a trademark of the European Union, can be stopped based on EU Regulation 608/2013, if the trademark is also protected in the country of destination. Therefore, references to the readmitting of the consignment into the EU territory is no longer necessary. However, it should be noted that this does not include design or patent infringements.
- Regulation (EU) No 608/2013 of the European Parliament and Council concerning customs enforcement of intellectual property rights
- Regulation (EU) No 2015/2424 of the European Parliament and of the Council
- Trademarks Act (7/1964), section 4