59. Bob’s Big Bargains Unlimited imported a shipment of designer branded t-shirts that were determined to bear counterfeit trademarks and seized by CBP. The relevant trademarks were recorded with CBP. The shipment contained 500 shirts with an invoice value of $5.00 each, a bargain compared to the manufacturer’s suggested retail price of $50.00 for the genuine designer branded t-shirt. This was the second intellectual property rights seizure since the importer started his business a few months ago. The importer’s previous seizure involved piratical plush toys that infringed numerous copyrights recorded with CBP. The civil penalty that CBP may assess for the importer’s second seizure can be no more than:
A. $2,500
B. $25,000
C. $5,000
D. $50,000
E. None of the above.
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The Answer is: B
Citation: 19 C.F.R. § 133.27(a)
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