Trademarks Act 2019 · Updated to 18 Mar 2022 · Part XIII · Border Measures
88. Compulsory release of seized goods to importer
Feedback & supportThe Registrar shall release the seized goods to the importer on the expiration of the retention period for the goods if the applicant—
Registrar
“Registrar” means a person appointed as a Registrar of Trademarks under subsection 10(1);
has not instituted an action for infringement in relation to the goods; and
has not given written notice to the Registrar stating that the action for infringement has been instituted.
Trademarks 87
If—
an action for infringement has been instituted in relation to the seized goods; and
at the end of a period of thirty days commencing on the day on which the action for infringement was instituted, there shall not be in force an order of the Court in which the action was instituted preventing the release of the goods, the Registrar shall release the goods to the importer.
If the applicant gives a written notice to the Registrar stating that he consents to the release of the seized goods, the Registrar shall release the goods to the importer.