IP Law service
Customs IP Enforcement
Advice for brand owners dealing with counterfeit goods, detained consignments, Customs notifications and destruction proceedings in Malta.
For brand owners, rights holders, distributors and businesses managing counterfeit or grey-market risk through Malta.
Service focusWe help rights holders organise evidence, coordinate with Customs and pursue proportionate remedies for counterfeit goods.
Useful where goods are detained, suspected, in transit or moving through Malta-facing supply chains.
- Brand owners with registered Malta or EU trade marks
- Businesses responding to Customs detention notices
- Rights holders seeking destruction or enforcement orders
- Importers or distributors reviewing provenance risk
When this matters
Customs IP enforcement matters when suspected counterfeit goods are intercepted, when brand owners need to act quickly on a Customs notification, or when a business needs to show that branded goods in its supply chain are genuine and authorised.
Scope of work
Practical support from detention to remedy.
The work is evidence-led: rights, samples, authenticity analysis, procedure, proportionality and costs all need to be organised.
Trade mark ownership and registration evidence
Sample review and counterfeit evidence packs
Applications for destruction or other remedies
Costs, storage and procedural evidence
Supplier, importer and distributor risk review
How we help
Clear action when counterfeit goods are found.
We help rights holders move quickly from suspicion to evidence: identifying the relevant marks, reviewing the Customs position, preparing court materials where needed and keeping remedies proportionate to the facts and commercial objective.
Free Consultation
Need help with Customs IP enforcement?
Send us the consignment, brand or enforcement context and we will help you identify the right next step.
Book a free consultation →Typically responds within one business day.