CJ Rosenbaum, Amazon Sellers Lawyer, sharing with you the latest news on all things Amazon. Breaking News for Amazon Sellers 5/16/19 1. New Types of Account Suspensions on Amazon: Multiple policy violations and seller misconduct. If you’ve received an account suspension due to either of these reasons, feel free to
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Our law firm has been reinstating Amazon seller accounts for years with our winning Plans of Action. We’re extremely well-versed on a variety of issues pertaining to Amazon, including but not limited to: Arbitration Against Amazon Account / ASIN Suspensions Inauthentic Complaints 72 Hour Performance Notifications Trademark Complaints USPTO Submissions
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We just helped an Amazon seller who is ranked Top 10 in the entire world in their selling category on Amazon. They got named in a lawsuit that commenced a few days ago. All of this client’s funds were frozen on Amazon due to a temporary restraining order. Temporary Restraining Orders
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As an Amazon Seller, it is important to be aware that there has recently been an increase in Amazon intellectual property complaints that needlessly cause account suspensions and listing suspensions. If another Amazon seller sees that you are selling a similar product as them, they may believe it is a
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When Amazon suspends your account or knocks out your ASIN, try to work things out amicably with Amazon – it is by far the better way to go, and faster / cheaper. However, from time to time, Amazon unfairly says no and they won’t reinstate your ASIN, they won’t give
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Nicole Leinbach Reyhle and CJ Rosenbaum at ASD Market Week discussing the legalities of selling on Amazon. CJ is an expert in making private label selling (on any online platform) legal and safe for both buyers and sellers. As a seller, protecting and policing your brand in a way
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When Chinese sellers are sued, just like any seller anywhere in the country, when they sue the United States court, we handle the case exactly the same. First, we try and settle. We don’t want you stuck in litigation for months or even years. And we certainly don’t want
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online sales tax A new Supreme Court tax ruling is changing the way e-retailers operate, and it may negatively affect Amazon third-party sellers depending on what states they operate out of. This ruling, which came into effect on June 21, questioned a South Dakota law imposed in 2016 that required
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Our US admitted attorney, Gary Ward, Esq., manages our European clients and will be available to speak with Sellers that need help on the upcoming holiday. Since Gary resides in Europe, he follows the European holiday calendar and is available during US holidays. E-commerce attorney available during US holidays. If
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Some Amazon sellers, particularly in China, have recently been getting their Amazon sellers accounts suspended by manipulating the review system to appear higher up on the best seller list and to get the buy box moved up. Amazon seller review manipulation is an interesting and concerning trend for sellers who
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Recently the technology-accessory company “Elevation Lab” posted an article to their blog alleging that Amazon is complicit in counterfeiting on their own e-commerce platform.[1] The company’s founder, Casey Hopkins, described a situation that, unfortunately for us here at Amazon Sellers Lawyer, as an all-too-familiar situation. Amazon Seller Counterfeit Products Elevation Lab
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Trademark Law, Functionality and the Lanham Act for Amazon Sellers The expansion of trademark law to govern new areas of could be important to Amazon Sellers. The expansion includes the protection of product design and trade dress. This may ultimately lead to the concern that trademark law will be improperly
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Amazon Sellers: How to File for Arbitration against Amazon Aside from the fact that arbitration is cheaper and faster than litigating in a traditional court setting, Amazon actually requires that all Sellers agree to binding arbitration as the method to resolve disputes. Why Amazon Sellers Should & Must Arbitrate their
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As an Amazon Seller, be prepared to receive intellectual property right complaints, even if you source your products directly from a distributor or manufacturer. Even Amazon Sellers that purchased their products directly from the manufacturer receive intellectual property complaints from the manufacturer themselves sometimes, as part of a broad attempt
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What is Trade Dress? Trade dress is an overall appearance of a packaging or label that can be afforded intellectual property protections. According to Black’s Law Dictionary, Trade Dress is defined as, “The overall appearance and image in the marketplace of a product or a commercial enterprise. For a product,
Read more →It is important for Amazon sellers to protect their private label brands on the Amazon platform. In the past, we have written about the importance of trademark protection as well as other ways to combat listing and product hijackers (link to article). However, it is also important to consider the
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Intellectual property allows business owners and creators across the globe a level of security when it comes to their creations. Copyrights, Trademarks, trade dress, trade secrets and patents make up Intellectual Property. Whether you are an author or inventor, you want what you created to be protected from copycats. Theft
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First Amendment Protections and the Lanham Act: Both the First Amendment of the Constitution and the Lanham Act provide a high level of protection against trademark infringement and trademark dilution claims. The Lanham Act is the federal trademark statute of law in the United States which prohibits certain activities including trademark infringement, trademark dilution,
Read more →Meet Jason After serving in the United States Navy for 8 years and working in international business for 7 years, I now help suspended Amazon sellers around the world. After my training with Anthony Famularo, Esq., I work alongside Anthony and the team of paralegals at Rosenbaum Famularo, P.C. Rosenbaum
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It can be extremely overwhelming for an Amazon Seller to receive numerous intellectual property (IP) complaints at one time. As the Amazon Seller’s volume increases, so do the amount of IP complaints they receive. It is important for Amazon Sellers to remain calm and focus on resolving each complaint with
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Amazon Seller Hacked Accounts & How To Deal With It Hackers have targeted Amazon sellers in an attempt to freeze accounts and drain their funds via international transfers. Sellers have been hacked and their money misappropriated to countries such as Poland, Spain, the Netherlands and Norway. Amazon sellers need to
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