Toy Companies Discuss E-Commerce IP Concerns With CBP, CPSC and Senate Finance Staffers

Toy companies met Senate Finance Committee, Customs and Border Protection, Consumer Product Safety Commission and Alibaba and Amazon representatives June 14 to discuss intellectual property issues, the Toy Association said Tuesday. "Participating toy companies spoke about their experiences tackling infringing toys sold online and discussed possible solutions to improve toy safety and IP protection on e-commerce platforms." The committee is looking at online counterfeit good sales (see 1805300068). "CPSC’s director of import surveillance said that the volume of e-commerce packages, lack of data, and enforcement procedures designed for ocean containers (not de minimis shipments) have collectively resulted in numerous challenges," the association said. CBP reportedly is interested in training association members to identify counterfeits.