The store was directly closed and was sued again after 4 years. The Wish seller cried!

Recently, a seller reported that the BUNCH O BALLOONS water balloon products he put on the shelves 5 years ago were taken off the shelves due to infringement. Now 4 years have passed, and he is still being sued. He feels like crying.

After 5 years, wish sellers were sued again

The case number of this infringement is 21-cv-2027, and the lawsuit was filed on April 15, 2021. The plaintiff filed an infringement case against the seller through the new law firm Dentons US LLP in the name of its company ZURU (Singapore) PTE., Ltd. It is reported that the trademark and appearance copyright of BUNCH O BALLOONS have been applied for , so using the trademark article or selling the product is an infringement.

The rights protection case regarding BUNCH O BALLOONS water balloons can be traced back to 2018, when the law firm Dunlap Bennett & Ludwig, PLLC initiated an infringement case against the seller. According to the seller, at that time the infringement would only result in the freezing of a payment amount and the store would not be closed. However, it seems that the punishment for infringement is becoming more severe now.

In addition, according to the seller's reaction, the sales volume of this water balloon product is indeed quite high . It is estimated that it was targeted again most likely because its sales data at the time was relatively impressive. It really is true that the more famous you are, the more trouble you will have.

BUNCH O BALLOONS water balloon video received 36.4 million views

Seeing the previous sales of this product, the editor could not help but search for this water balloon and found that in 2015, its playback volume on YouTube had exceeded 36.4 million times. It was even called the coolest water balloon video ever. No wonder it is so popular among foreigners.

It is reported that this water balloon is a magical tool that allows people to fill and tie 100 water balloons within 60 seconds. It is made of plastic material. Multiple water balloons are connected together. Through a water inlet, all the balloons can be filled. Then you can start having fun with these water balloons.

For this purpose, the editor also searched Google Trends and found that the popularity of this product is still there. The highest search volume has increased by 100%. Sellers who want to sell this or similar products should pay attention. They must not engage in infringement cases due to product appearance and trademarks, otherwise they are likely to lose both money and life.

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Infringement

The store was closed