We have had several examples recently of small traders selling online and then suddenly finding their eBay, Etsy or Amazon shop shut down because another party claims that the products infringe their rights. This can arise when the small trader buys in products from China without checking to see if the products are the subject of third-party rights. The Chinese supplier will, of course, give assurances that these are “genuine products” that do not infringe any rights, but they are generally not the ones that face any legal consequences. In some cases, we have had to advise the small trader that the third-party rights appear valid and infringed and that they should therefore drop the product concerned.
Wednesday, February 16 2022 \ Published by LOVEN Patents & Trademarks.