When it comes to buying clothes, if you go to the store of a particular brand you will hardly find counterfeit clothes, but at the fairs you never know whether the nightgown or the pants you are buying are or not falsified. This is because every year, dozens of salespeople see some of their pieces of clothing to be seized because they are replicas. But if not buying counterfeit clothes, can I be fined at the airport?
In Portugal there is a circular information that points to the fact that Portuguese airports are starting to resort to artificial intelligence to detect, fine and in some cases arrest passengers who are wearing falsified clothing or suitcases.
Industrial lawyer clarifies the warning that is circulating around the country
The consulted lawyer of industrial property, Nuno Sousa e Silva, to verify the veracity of the information and the professional said that, in practice, it is illegal to sell counterfeit products, however, it cannot be said about the purchase of counterfeit products.
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This means that consumers are protected if they buy a fake garment and, if they have dressed on the day of traveling by plane, they will not be fined, let alone detained for that reason. Nuno Sousa e Silva enhances until possession for personal use also “is never illicit”.
European regulation “leaves no doubt”
There is even a 2013 European regulation that “leaves no doubt” and rules out the idea that it would be forbidden to wear or carry a counterfeit article between airports.
In any case, the polygraph also questions how it is possible to distinguish whether or not these counterfeit products is for sale. In response, the industrial lawyer clarifies that in these situations there is not even a definite limit to the number of counterfeit parts that can transport with him, as a “normality criterion” is applied.
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