Reducing counterfeit sales online, specifically on Amazon.com. Free consultations 7 days a week: 1-877-9-SELLER. Rosenbaum Famularo, PC – Brand Protection Done Right Either the brand itself or one authorized seller should get brand registry. What brand registry gives you is control over the listing or the description of your product on Amazon. Incredible tools to…
Cease & Desist Letters to Unauthorized Amazon Sellers As a brand manager, you should absolutely know what should be in your cease and desist communications to unauthorized Amazon sellers. The very first thing you should put in that communication is a reason to the seller why he/she cannot sell your products, why they are violating…
Amazon Test Buys for Brand Protection – Remove Unauthorized Online Sellers on Amazon Brand managers need to know about test buys and their significance when you’re trying to remove unauthorized sellers on Amazon. A test buy is simply when you purchase an alleged infringing sample product. If you believe an Amazon seller is delivering a…
Brand Protection with Stronger Chinese Contracts: CJ Rosenbaum breaks down intellectual property law in China compared to the United States. Securing your manufacturing is a key ingredient to protect your sales on Amazon.com. Over the last several years, Amazon has made a dramatic increase in its efforts to approach factories in China directly in order…
The Difference between Utility Patents & Design Patents A patent is a license issued by the government. The license states that the one with the patent is the only one allowed to sell the product. This license can apply to a specific technology, design, or to an entire product. A utility patent applies to the…
Better than VORYS – Brand Protection on AMZ Done Right by Rosenbaum, Famularo & Segall, PC Recognizing the changing landscape that Amazon constantly puts in front of brands is another reason why we are just better than VORYS protecting brands. My name’s CJ Rosenbaum, I’m one of the founding partners of Rosenbaum Famularo, PC, the…
Protect sales on Amazon & stop unauthorized sales online – Large & small brand managers need to know about the first sale doctrine. Large & small brand managers need to know about the first sale doctrine. Essentially, the first sale doctrine says that anyone in the United States can buy and sell any product they…
Amazon Business Brand Protection: Safeguard Yourself to Stop People from Stealing your Sales Friday, May 8 at 12:00 PM ET TO SIGN UP, CLICK HERE. As a brick-and-mortar retailer, selling on Amazon opens up new avenues to gain revenue. This session will identify ways to help move inventory while understanding responsibilities that Amazon expects for its…
Announcement for Sellers of Replacement Toothbrush Heads on Amazon An unknown individual using the email address ip@brandprotection.org has been filing false utility patent complaints on Amazon against seller listings for private label brand replacement parts for a brand of electric toothbrushes. The anonymous complainant is specifically reporting sellers for infringing on a utility patent. These…
Rob Segall and Dana Rodriguez talk about Amazon’s neutral patent evaluation program for utility patents. https://youtu.be/e6wu8uFv0dw Is there more than 1 type of patent? Yes – the neutral patent evaluation program is only for utility patents. Utility patents protect the way a product functions. There are also design patents, in which we discuss…
Sellers: Have you received a threatening VORYS letter? VORYS is a law firm that sends letters to third party sellers all over the world telling them that they cannot sell items. VORYS makes many baseless claims against sellers. Some of these baseless claims include: · Product sourcing · Unauthorized selling · Company policies & brand…
Intellectual property attorneys CJ Rosenbaum and David Miller discuss the difference between invalidating a trademark vs. cancellation of a trademark. Invalidating a Trademark vs. Cancellation of a Trademark Trademark cancellation is the legal process of removing a registered trademark from the books. This allows the trademark to be registered by another party. Trademark cancellation is…
When you come up with your own private label, you want to register a trademark. How do you know what your chances are that it will actually be registered? https://youtu.be/BbM0Zvtvwq4 We have clients that come to us who’ve been selling their product for years and they decide they want to register with the USPTO (United States…
Protecting Merchandise Income 1. Band Name The very first thing that every single band should register is their name. You can trademark your band’s name yourself by going to USPTO.gov. It takes about 6 months to a year to register. It is much easier and faster to protect your merchandise in the future against counterfeiters…
