Article 390. Suspension of release of goods with indications of infringement of intellectual property rights

Suspension of release of goods with indications of infringement of intellectual property rights shall be applied by customs authorities subject to the conditions specified in Articles 385 and 388 of this Code. Release of goods with indications of infringement of intellectual property rights shall be suspended to allow a rightholder or his authorized representative to go to court and provide customs authorities with a court ruling on taking the case to trial.

A customs authority shall immediately notify a declarant and a rightholder or his authorized representative of the reasons and timing of suspension of release of goods.

A rightholder or his authorized representative shall be liable for damage caused to a declarant because of suspension of release of goods in the prescribed manner, if the court decides that intellectual property rights are not violated.

In the event that the release of goods with signs of infringement of rights to intellectual property objects is suspended for up to ten working days, thirty percent of the funds deposited into the personal treasury account of the customs authority shall be transferred to the special fund of the Customs Committee under the Ministry of Economy and Finance of the Republic of Uzbekistan.