What are some ways to avoid infringement when selecting products on Amazon?

Amazon has strict management on product infringement and the penalties are heavy. Once Amazon receives a report of infringement, it will first warn the seller and then suspend the product's sales privileges. So what are some ways to avoid infringement when selecting products on Amazon?

1. How to avoid infringement when selecting products on Amazon

1. Pay attention to the small details of supply.

Sellers can supply goods to different sellers at the same time, which means that the same product is sold under different brands on the platform, and sellers of the same product often complain about each other.

2. Understand the specific situation of product supply.

It is best for sellers to ask the factory or supplier whether the product is independently developed or copied by others. Or it is optimized and upgraded according to others' products. More importantly, who the seller is. Self-developed products will basically not have infringement issues, but the possibility of being identified as infringement cannot be ruled out.

3. Pay attention to self-examination.

Sellers should have a deep understanding of the products they choose and check the basic intellectual property rights of the products before choosing. However, it should be noted that patent searches have a relatively long blind search cycle, so searches cannot guarantee that the products are not infringing.

4. Pay attention to the pictures and texts of the listing.

The text and images in the listing are also very easy to be infringed. You must ensure that the content in the listing is original or has obtained the permission of the intellectual property rights holder. Never add non-original logos to product images, and never use brand names in the listing text.

2. What are the products that are prone to infringement?

Apple peripheral products: Apple watch bands, earphones, and data cables.

Masks: These are also popular in the United States, such as "Saw" which comes with a series of masks.

Wedding dresses: dedicated to clothing sellers. Wedding dresses should be considered sensitive products, and a well-known American wedding dress company has filed a large-scale complaint to China.

Dolls: Disney products such as Baymax, Mickey Mouse, Minnie, Frozen, etc. Although some manufacturers slightly modify the cartoon characters, it is very easy to infringe the copyright (the same is true for printing cartoon characters on clothes and pillows).

Generally speaking, there are four ways to avoid infringement when selecting products on Amazon. First, pay attention to the small details of the supply, second, grasp the specific situation of the product supply, then self-check the property rights, and finally, pay attention to the pictures and texts of the listing.