Section 1328. Enforcement by Treasury and Postal Service

(a) Regulations. The Secretary of the Treasury and the United States

Postal Service shall separately or jointly issue regulations for the

enforcement of the rights set forth in section 1308 with respect to

importation. Such regulations may require, as a condition for the

exclusion of articles from the United States, that the person seeking

exclusion take any one or more of the following actions:

(1) Obtain a court order enjoining, or an order of the International

Trade Commission under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 excluding,

importation of the articles.

(2) Furnish proof that the design involved is protected under this

chapter and that the importation of the articles would infringe the

rights in the design under this chapter.

(3) Post a surety bond for any injury that may result if the detention

or exclusion of the articles proves to be unjustified.

(b) Seizure and Forfeiture. Articles imported in violation of the rights

set forth in section 1308 are subject to seizure and forfeiture in the

same manner as property imported in violation of the customs laws. Any

such forfeited articles shall be destroyed as directed by the Secretary

of the Treasury or the court, as the case may be, except that the

articles may be returned to the country of export whenever it is shown

to the satisfaction of the Secretary of the Treasury that the importer

had no reasonable grounds for believing that his or her acts constituted

a violation of the law.

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