Shipments reached 10.32 million units! Another popular product infringed upon copyright, and some sellers’ accounts have been frozen

As a green means of transportation, balance bikes were once popular in the streets and alleys of China and were even very popular abroad.

According to the data, the original concept of the balance bike was proposed by Chinese American Shane Chen, who applied for patents in China and the United States. However, Ying Jiawei, the founder of Hangzhou Chicco Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd., commercialized the concept and also applied for a patent. Later, Shane Chen authorized the patent to Razor, an American company, which caused a rights protection dispute between the two companies.

In recent years, there have been many rights protection cases caused by self-balancing scooters. It is reported that in October last year , the self-balancing scooter manufacturer Hangzhou Chicco Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd. launched a rights protection case against the infringement of self-balancing scooters , and the Chicago law firm Loeb & Loeb LLP represented the case.

The results of the case began to be disclosed, and some sellers’ accounts were frozen

Five months later , the punishment of the case gradually unfolded. It is reported that an Amazon seller reported that he suddenly received a freezing email notification from the plaintiff. The email showed that the federal court had issued a temporary restraining order and the seller's account had been temporarily frozen .

However, due to the small number of sellers who have received the freeze notice, the editor has not yet learned the specific number of sellers involved in this case and the specific settlement requirements for the case. In addition, the defendant list has not been released so far in this rights protection case . In addition, the patent rights protection of balance bike products involves a wide range of sellers on multiple platforms and in multiple countries.

It is reported that this case is mainly aimed at some balance bike sellers on e-commerce platforms or independent websites that are not authorized by Chicco. Therefore, sellers who have sold this balance bike may receive some account freezing emails and case notifications recently. Once receiving a temporary account freezing notification, the seller must handle it in time to avoid damage to the account.

Why do balance bike sellers want to sell balance bikes despite the risk of infringement? This is of course related to the popularity of balance bikes.

Shipments reached 10.32 million units, and self-balancing scooters are popular in Europe

In the past few years, balance bikes have become a hot-selling product on e-commerce platforms and have been welcomed by a large number of consumers at home and abroad.

Statistics from the "China Electric Balance Scooter Industry Development White Paper (2021)" jointly released by research institution EVTank and China Battery Industry Research Institute show that in 2020, global electric balance scooter shipments reached 10.32 million units, a year-on-year increase of 23.7%.

This is enough to show the popularity of electric balance scooters, especially during the epidemic last year, the sales of electric balance scooters also soared.

Affected by the epidemic, more and more people pay more attention to protecting the environment and start to choose healthier and greener ways of traveling. This phenomenon is particularly evident in Europe, where the demand for short-distance transportation tools such as electric two-wheelers, electric scooters and electric balance bikes has greatly increased.

This is a great opportunity for Chinese sellers. According to the White Paper ( 2021), 90% of the world's electric balance scooters are produced in China , and about 60% of the products are exported to all over the world.

The editor reminds all sellers that while seeing business opportunities, they should also be brand aware and pay attention to brand authorization issues to avoid being punished for infringement.

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