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…
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…
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…
