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Amazon Seller Patent Infringement ASIN Listings: Everything You Need to Know About APEX and Design Patents

Patent Trademark Blog

Utility patent infringement is handled by an Amazon program called APEX which stands for Amazon Patent Evaluation Express. In addition, Amazon can resolve design patent infringement cases through design patent neutral evaluations. Make sure your utility patent actually covers the competing product.

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Utility Patent Infringement: The Most Important Things to Know

Patent Trademark Blog

You cannot simply compare the visual appearance of a product to the patent drawings and conclude that there is infringement because they all look similar. We are not talking about design patent infringement. Use a patent attorney experienced in infringement to do a thorough review. Do not do this analysis on your own.

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China Manufacturer Claims No Patents: Should you sell their products?

Patent Trademark Blog

Anyone can do their patent homework, or hire a patent attorney to do it for them. In fact, foreign companies may even hire non-US patent agents or lawyers to investigate US patents for infringement. Simpler products that look unique are more likely to be covered by design patents, if at all.

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A Seller’s Guide to Navigating Intellectual Property Law on Amazon

LexBlog IP

Patents A patent permits the owner to exclude others from making, using, offering to sell, selling, or importing the invention of the patent. There are two types of patents that Amazon sellers should be familiar with, utility patents and design patents.

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What is Blockchain Technology and has it been Patented?

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

It can comprise of when a trademark was applied for first, registered or used in trade, when was a design/patent first licensed or assigned and so on. Further, it would also simplify due diligence required for IP transactions such as mergers and acquisitions. appeared first on Biswajit Sarkar Blog.

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What is Blockchain Technology and has it been Patented?

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

It can comprise of when a trademark was applied for first, registered or used in trade, when was a design/patent first licensed or assigned and so on. Further, it would also simplify due diligence required for IP transactions such as mergers and acquisitions. appeared first on Biswajit Sarkar Blog.

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What is Blockchain Technology and has it been Patented?

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

It can comprise of when a trademark was applied for first, registered or used in trade, when was a design/patent first licensed or assigned and so on. Further, it would also simplify due diligence required for IP transactions such as mergers and acquisitions. appeared first on Biswajit Sarkar Blog.