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Amazon Removed Your Listing Over a Patent Complaint? Here’s What to Do

Waking up to a removed listing and a patent complaint is one of the most stressful things that can happen to an Amazon business. Your sales stop that day, your

What Is a Non-Infringement Opinion Letter, and When Do Amazon Sellers Need One?

When a patent complaint hits your Amazon listing, one of the tools your attorney may recommend is a non-infringement opinion letter. Sellers often hear the term without a clear picture

Thinking About Patenting a Sporting Goods or Training Product? Start Here

Sporting goods and training aids are some of the most fun products to protect, and some of the easiest to lose if you move in the wrong order. A better

How to Take Down Copycat and Counterfeit Listings on Amazon

If you have built a product that sells, copies are almost a compliment, right up until they start taking your sales and your Buy Box. The sellers who shut copycats

Trademarks for Product Brands: What to Register, When, and Why It Matters

For a lot of product businesses, the brand name and logo end up being the most valuable thing they own. A trademark is how you lock down the right to

Software Patent IPRs: Challenging Software and Tech Patents at the PTAB

Quick answer: Inter partes review (IPR) is one of the most common ways to challenge a software or technology patent, because software patents are frequently attacked on obviousness grounds using

IPR vs. District Court Litigation: Which Path to Challenge a Patent

Quick answer: Inter partes review (IPR) and district court litigation are two ways to challenge a patent, and they differ on four things that usually decide the choice. IPR is

The Inter Partes Review Process and Timeline, Step by Step

Quick answer: An inter partes review (IPR) is a USPTO proceeding that challenges the validity of an already-issued patent based on prior patents and printed publications. From the petition being

How To Avoid a Patent Infringement Claim Before You Launch

Quick answer: To avoid a patent infringement claim, run a clearance (freedom-to-operate) review before you order large inventory, design around any close patents you find, and keep records showing your

The Trademark Mistakes That Stall Your Amazon Brand Registry

Quick answer: Most Amazon Brand Registry rejections come down to a brand-name mismatch (your name must match your trademark exactly, including spacing and symbols), branding that is not permanently attached