Amazon Disposed of 3 Million Fake Products in 2021
Amazon released its second Brand Protection Report, which highlights Amazon’s commitment to the authenticity of goods sold in its store and to fighting bad actors…
Amazon, Valentino File Joint Lawsuit Against U.S.-Based Counterfeiter
Amazon and Maison Valentino Italian luxury brand filed a joint lawsuit against Buffalo, New York-based Kaitlyn Pan Group, LLC and New York resident Hao Pan…
Amazon Lands on U.S. Trade Representative Notorious Markets Blacklist
The Office of the United States Trade Representative released its annual Special 301 Report on the adequacy and effectiveness of trading partners’ protection of intellectual…
Patent Your Product Before You Miss Out
Behind any great product is an inventor — and a patent. Patents are a powerful form of intellectual property protection. They can save inventions from…
Amazon Briefly Sold Pirated Copies of PC Game Frostpunk for $2.99
Over the weekend, users on Reddit noticed that Amazon was offering a huge pre-Prime Day discount on PC game Frostpunk by 11 bit studios. The…
Amazon Seller Escalates Account Suspension Appeal to Jeff Bezos and Loses
CNBC reports that Amazon seller Cheapskates Liquidators received an email from an Amazon employee who calls himself Paul (no last name provided) stating “Jeff Bezos received your…
Chanel Files $56 Million Trademark Suit Against eBay Seller
This month, cosmetics firm Chanel filed a trademark infringement suit in the New York Easter District Court against eBay seller Ryan Ladijinsky asking for $56…
Company Obtains Trademark for ‘Bitcoin’, Sends Infringement Notice to Etsy Seller
Most people that hear the word Bitcoin may think the name is in the public domain. It’s all over the news and used by many…
Alibaba Steps Up Cooperation on Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement
Alibaba Group recently released a series of initiatives to strengthen its intellectual property rights protection. The event happened days after Taobao was put on the…