On October 26, 2026, CustomAI partners took center stage at the international workshop “Combating IP Infringement in the Digital Age: Strengthening Cooperation Against Online Counterfeiting and Fraudulent Advertising,” jointly organized by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) and the Japan Patent Office (JPO) under the EU-Japan IP Action.
Held in Tokyo, the workshop brought together international policy leaders, law enforcement agencies, and technical experts to discuss cross-border digital enforcement and the role of advanced technologies in protecting intellectual property rights (IPR) across global supply chains.
During Session 3: The benefits of using technological advancements such as AI in enforcement cooperation, the State Tax Administration Agency of Spain (AEAT) risk assessment expert Nacho Gomis presented on “AI-based detection systems to enhance the inspection of maritime containers”.
The presentation highlighted how CustomAI addresses key operational challenges in customs controls, where limited resources require a careful balance between trade speed and targeted risk management. Key aspects of the project presented included:
- Multimodal Inspection Technologies: How CustomAI integrates AI-driven risk analysis from customs entry declarations, X-ray image recognition, and vapor detection sensors into real-time operational workflows.
- Maritime Container Targeting (Valencia Port Use Case): The project’s primary container inspection pilot at the Port of Valencia—supported by partners in Constanța and Aarhus—aimed at improving targeting efficiency and reducing false positive alerts for high-risk shipments.
- Cross-Use Case Innovations: Other project use cases, namely rapid AI parcel screening at Copenhagen Airport and 3D NeRF-based object re-identification for cultural goods and IPR infringement verification.
- Trustworthy & Secure Infrastructure: The project’s layered cloud-edge architecture, secure blockchain-backed traceability toolkits, and commitment to trustworthy, explainable AI with human-in-the-loop oversight.
In addition to the presentation in Session 3, AEAT contributed to Session 4: Data free flow with trust (DFFT) and IP enforcement, participating in technical exchanges on “Security concerns with building AI tools for enforcement and how to address them” alongside representatives from the Digital Agency of Japan.
CustomAI’s participation underscores the project’s active contribution to international law enforcement cooperation, demonstrating how European AI research translates into practical tools for securing global supply chains and combating counterfeit trade.
