Amazon’s hot-selling products infringed copyright, more than 700 sellers sued!

According to information from the official website of the U.S. court, a number of products have been sued for infringement recently, with a total of more than 700 sellers sued. Sellers operating U.S. sites must be careful to avoid this.

The first one is a Moose Labs brand cigarette holder filter. The case was filed on August 11, with the case number 22-cv-4227 , and mainly involves patent infringement.

It is understood that the Moose Labs brand has been engaged in the design and sales of tobacco-related products since 2014. This cigarette holder filter is the star product of the Moose Labs brand, and the sales volume of related products is very high.

At present, the TRO freeze has not yet begun for this case . Sellers of related products can go to the Moose Labs official website to view relevant product information and remove products with similar appearance from the shelves as soon as possible to avoid infringement.

The second one is a hanging tool called Picture Hanging Tool . The case was filed on August 16, and the plaintiff brand is DILLON BRUNO, an individual; CALIBER 8 INC , which also involves patent infringement .

This product can be used to hang items such as photo frames, clocks, mirrors, etc. on the wall, and is an auxiliary tool.

It should be noted that the brand had initiated an infringement lawsuit last year. A total of 25 stores were defendants in this lawsuit. The TRO freeze has not yet begun . Sellers selling related products must remove the products as soon as possible to prevent their stores from being frozen.

The third product is a portable urinal under the OZ Urinal brand , which mainly involves infringement of the appearance patent.

Many sellers were affected in this case, with a total of 688 stores being sued , and TRO freeze has been initiated .

The plaintiff, OZ Urinal, LLC, is a domestic American company. This product was granted a patent by the USPTO in December 2018 .

This product is mainly used for outdoor "emergency" and is very convenient to use. There are various types of similar products on sale on the Amazon platform, and the market demand is very high. However, the more business opportunities a product has, the greater the risk of infringement.

The fact that 688 stores were sued this time also serves as a reminder to the majority of sellers to be careful to avoid product infringement!

As we all know, the international market has always attached great importance to the protection of intellectual property rights. Once a product is involved in infringement, the listing will be removed from the shelves and the account will be frozen by the platform at the very least, or the product will face huge compensation at the worst.

Therefore, cross-border sellers must avoid infringement . Before putting products on the shelves, they must conduct product review and evaluation and trademark search to understand their status in terms of copyright, trademark and patent application. At the same time , they must communicate with suppliers to clarify the details of the source of goods and determine whether the supplier is the real owner of the rights to avoid infringement .

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