Two Trademark Infringements - Odd Cases

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Two Trademark Infringements - Odd Cases

Hi All,

Just recently I received an IP infringement notice for a product. I took this as a hit on the chin, was my fault, deleted the blocked listings and removed all mention of the ‘phrase’ which I should have checked was trademarked. I had 32 IP claims on one product with 12 variations - Some of the ASINS have been listed twice in account health, is this normal?

It’s the first IP claim we’ve ever had, is it likely I’m going to be suspended over it? As I mentioned, the trademarked phrase has been removed from our inventory.

The second one I walked into today, again, I had no idea the word ‘velcro’ was trademarked, and yes, should have checked really.

So I was in the process of editing all my products with the word ‘velcro’ in them, and wondered why none of them had been blocked, like in the first case. I took another look at the ASIN list on the performance notification, and none of the ASINs were anything we sell. We’re a clothing company and don’t sell the likes of ‘sew on velcro tape’ etc, I thought my infringements were boots I was selling.

On top of that, the bunch of ASINS that I did search for come up with no search results, I’m completely baffled.

Taking it as a warning and removing the word anyway, but can anyone shed any light on it?

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No one can tell, some sellers receive hundreds of Intellectual Property infringement claims without any action taken against their account. But I know sellers who were suspended weeks or months after receiving their first and only IP claim.

The best way how to resolve this is to immediately delete all the infringing listings.

Yes, “velcro” is a trademarked term so you need to be more careful next time.

Have you tried searching on different Amazon marketplaces?

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Yes tried searching all marketplaces, but for the ones that come up, its items completely irrelevant to what I sell.

Thanks for the info Kika, I’ve removed everything trademarked in my inventory aside from one listing that I’m going to have to submit a case for, as it won’t seem to change

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Hi There,
We have also been targetted by Velcro, for a whole list of ASIN’s which we dont sell. This is not the frst time that Vecro have harassed us. Initially we did have some watches that had ‘velcro’ tape to fasten, but we changed the wording the first time they notified us, and since then they have repeatedly attacked us, even though we clearly do not mention their brand anywhere, and we have prooved it to them, but they refuse to back down.
Is there anyone else out there experiencing the same thing, because perhaps we could build a case against Velcro together??!

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Various brands such as Velcro, Sellotape, Hoover etc have all become the generic term for the item. How many times do you say I’m ordering some sticky tape, right?

From memory, I think there is something in UK law that allows for this, I can’t remember the specific term/law but I’m sure it’s out there somewhere.

Makes no difference though as this is Amazon.

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