Traditionally, designs for articles of fashion, including sneakers, have not had much intellectual property (IP) protection available. However, today these articles can be eligible for protection under copyright, trademark and patent law. Whether you’re a designer or reseller of fashion goods, you need to know the types of protection (and common defenses) available. Copyright Protection…
Alibaba vs. Amazon – Seller Infringement Reporting Differences When it comes to online platforms, Alibaba has an extremely robust system, where you actually have to show that you own intellectual property rights before you can make an intellectual property right complaint. The major difference between using Alibaba’s report infringement platform and Amazon’s, which usually involves…
Brand Infringement Reporting on Alibaba vs Amazon Michelle Maldonado – Okay, gentlemen, thank you once again for joining me in our series about brand infringement reporting on Alibaba vs Amazon. Very valuable information for sellers out there that have brands they want to protect. Who else to talk to about this but CJ and Rob…
Brand Protection on Amazon: Chinese Factory Manufacturing Contracts & IP Rights in China Over the last several years, Amazon has dramatically increased their efforts to approach factories in China to secure their own direct manufacturing contracts and establish selling partner relationships. If your brand manufactures products in China and sells them on Amazon.com, and Amazon…
Brand Protection on Amazon: Patent Rights Patents are effective tools for brand protection, especially in a global retail environment full of copycat sellers. Both utility patent infringement and design patent infringement are rampant on Amazon.com. As such, Amazon brand managers should ensure they understand exactly what their patent rights cover and how to know when…
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…
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…
The law offices of FERENCE & ASSOCIATES, LLC on behalf of the company Doggie Dental Inc. filed an infringement lawsuit against tons of sellers. The basis of the lawsuit is defendants’ willful infringement of one or more of Doggie Dental’s U.S. Patents, No. 10,477,838 (“Plaintiffs’ Patent” or “the ‘838 patent”). Specifically, by offering for sale,…
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…
Moshe Allweis talks to you about why it’s important to speak with an attorney if you receive a design patent infringement complaint. In the United States, a design patent is a form of legal protection granted to the ornamental design of a functional item. Design patents are a type of industrial design right. Ornamental designs…
Baseless IP complaints are constantly filed on the Amazon platform, and sellers who were once left without recourse now have a route to reinstatement. It seems that Amazon has ditched its old policy of instantly suspending sellers accused of intellectual property violations, and replaced it with a system that actually makes sense; not just for…
Amazon Seller Strategy: Fighting Counterfeiters on Amazon In 23 years, Amazon has evolved from a website that merely sold books to the largest ecommerce platform in the world. Today, fifty cents out of every dollar exchanged online is spent on the Amazon platform. As the Amazon platform has expanded, so have the opportunities for Amazon…
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