Brand rights protection broke out again, 1,082 stores were sued and frozen!

Recently, a large number of sellers have faced prosecution for trademark infringement. In the two cases, a total of 1,082 sellers' stores were sued and frozen, involving multiple e-commerce platforms such as Wish and Etsy .

It is reported that the brand owner BH PUBLISHING AND MERCHANDISING GBR filed infringement lawsuits against a large number of sellers in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida . The case number is 22-cv-61572 . A total of 334 stores were sued, mainly involving clothing, skateboards and other products with the trademark BLIND GUARDIAN .

It is understood that Blind Guardian is a German band founded in 1984, whose main work is " Symphony of Doom". The band is one of the most pioneering and influential bands in the power metal and speed metal sub-genres .

Band-related products often come with their own popularity and traffic, attracting a large number of sellers to sell related products.

The main business of the brand owner BH PUBLISHING AND MERCHANDISING GBR is brand management and product distribution.

(Image source: Blind Guardian official website)

The cases mainly involve Blind Guardian- related clothing, skateboards, decorations and other products.

On platforms such as Wish and Etsy, sales of products related to Blind Guardian are very good.

The brand BH PUBLISHING AND MERCHANDISING GBR attaches great importance to intellectual property protection. As early as November 2021, it initiated an infringement lawsuit and froze 748 accounts at that time . Now a large number of sellers are facing prosecution again. A total of 1,082 seller accounts have been prosecuted and frozen in the two cases .

Both cases involved trademark infringement and many products. Sellers selling related products can go to Blind Guardian ’s official brand website to check for related products. If related products appear, they should be removed from the shelves as soon as possible to avoid having their stores closed.

If the seller is already facing a lawsuit, he or she can proactively contact the plaintiff brand to negotiate a settlement to prevent the account balance from being cleared. Once the seller receives an email notification from the e-commerce platform, he or she should contact a lawyer as soon as possible and attend a court hearing to refute the plaintiff's request to freeze the account and account funds.

As we all know, the international market pays great attention to the protection of intellectual property rights. If the products of overseas sellers involve infringement, they will face very serious consequences. Especially when selling celebrity peripheral products with brand names, it is very easy to step on thunder.

Therefore, before putting products on the shelves, sellers must conduct a detailed review and evaluation of the products and conduct trademark inquiries to understand the specific status of the products in terms of copyright, trademarks and patent applications, so as to avoid losses to the store due to product infringement.

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