Many hot-selling products infringed upon copyright, 380 stores sued!

According to information on the official website of the U.S. court, a number of Amazon's best-selling products have recently been sued by their original brands for infringement, and many Amazon stores that have listed non-compliant products have been frozen.

The first one is the Bala Bangles fitness wristband , with the case number 22-cv-2477 . It is understood that as early as September last year, the brand of this product had filed a lawsuit, and in mid-October, some sellers received a notice of store freeze. Recently, the original brand of this product has filed a case again to protect its rights. According to the list of lawsuits, a total of 382 stores were defendants, involving sellers on platforms such as Alibaba, AliExpress, Amazon, eBay, Etsy, Shopify, Walmart, and Wish .

Fitness fever has swept the world in recent years. BalaBangles fitness wristbands have similar training effects to dumbbells, but they are compact and stylish, suitable for wrists and ankles. They have been very popular on e-commerce platforms such as Amazon. Best-selling products naturally attract the attention of sellers, but sellers should avoid blindly following the trend and pay attention to the compliance of their products.

Not only word trademarks and product appearances have patent basis, but some promotional and advertising images of the original brand are also copyrighted . Do not steal them.

In the United States, social security incidents occur frequently, so the sales of security-related tools, such as door stoppers and alarms, have always been very eye-catching on platforms such as Amazon.

Recently, a case involving infringement of a door stopper was filed in the United States. The plaintiff brand is Jeffrey Schon , and the case number is 22-cv-2933 . Relevant sellers should pay attention to the patent compliance issues of this door stopper. If involved, they should remove it from the shelves as soon as possible to prevent their stores from being affected.

Statistics show that as of April, sales in the U.S. toy market have reached $6.3 billion this year, and the overall sales of the U.S. toy industry in 2021 was $28.6 billion, a year-on-year increase of 13% from 2020. This shows how fast the U.S. toy market is growing and how promising it is.

Recently, a toy called " Crazy Forts " was also filed for rights protection. The brand owner is Crazy Forts Inc. The case number is 22-cv-61047 . It is reported that this toy is easy to operate and only one kit is needed to build many things such as tents , balls, houses, etc. , which can not only exercise children's hands-on ability but also improve their imagination .

The product's "Crazy Forts" trademark, product images , building instructions , and building style changes all have patent records. If any of these patents are infringed, the store will face the risk of being frozen .

Compliance is the most important step for a product to grow in the long run and gain more profits. Sellers must pay attention to product compliance issues to avoid losses such as product removal and account freezing.

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