An Amazon Seller Needs to Know What Happens With a Trademark Registration Application (Already in Commerce)
Preparation and submission of the application are naturally one of the most important stages. It takes about a week or two, depending on circumstances (the result of TM research or preparing a photo of the goods). Then we are waiting for a phase of 7-9 months, which also has interesting things that require decisions.
Registration of the ...
Selling Adult Products on Amazon: Basic Info
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Today we'll talk about adult matters, namely, the Adult Products category on Amazon 🌶🍑
To sell products in this category, you must first look at Adult Products and Sexually Explicit Image Guidelines (https://sellercentral.amazon.com/help/hub/reference/G200339940).
Amazon's main requirements for products in the Adult Products category:
New condition only. Used items in this category are strictly prohibited.
Sexually explicit imagery or ...
How to File Patent Infringement Report on Amazon Right
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Today we would like to talk about a patent infringement report.
According to the Intellectual Property Policy, any right holder has the right to file a complaint about his patent infringement. Whether a design or a utility patent, the report may be filed against the ASIN and or offers on this ASIN.
As you know, ...
Appealing Drop Shipping Violation on Amazon
According to the Amazon Drop Shipping Policy, using the drop shipping model is acceptable if it is clear to the customer that you are the seller of record. Purchasing items from another online store and delivering those items directly to customers if you do not identify yourself as the seller or if that store appears on ...
What Is An “Actual Use” Application?
The actual use of a brand is important while registering your trademark. USPTO will ask whether you already used the mark when you submitted your brand for registration.
It is proper to submit an "Actual Use" (AU) application if you began selling your branded goods in the United States because you are "actually using" the mark in ...
Appealing Your Seller Account’s Suspension to Jeff Bezos’ Team
When a listing or account is suspended or deactivated, Amazon gives us the main appeal route - the 'Appeal' or 'Reactivate my account’ button. But there are times when this path does not work for various reasons - misunderstanding on the part of Seller Performance, the complexity of explanations, or appeal rejection with no explanation. In ...
Case study: Design Patent Infringement on Amazon Successful Resolution
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Today we want to share a successful case about design patent infringement. We hope it will be helpful for you if you face a similar problem.
Our client suffered from a competitor attack on the listing because the listing had already been deactivated three times for the same reason. It was the design patent infringement ...
Design Patents On Amazon: Explanation For Beginners
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Today we continue our topic regarding intellectual property in the field of patents. We will talk about the design patents.
So what is a design patent, and what rights does it protect? A design patent is a form of legal protection for the unique visual qualities of a manufactured item. A design patent may ...
Kindle Direct Publishing Related Accounts Suspension: How We Resolved It
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If your account is deactivated due to “related” to another account on Amazon KDP, you must receive the following notification:
“We are terminating your account effective immediately because you have multiple accounts, which is a violation of our Terms and Conditions. Also, this account is related to an account that was terminated due to ...
Likelihood Of Confusion: Trademarks
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Today we will talk about trademarks. Always wondered how exactly lawyers distinguish one brand from another? Cheers then: six factors for determining the likelihood of trademark confusion.
Relatedness of goods or services.
Trademarks can be in different classes, but the goods are still related. For example, if the PUMA brand is registered in class 025 ...