Sellers please avoid the pit! 2,000 stores were sued for infringement and will face huge claims

The risks of doing business on Amazon coexist with opportunities. For sellers who do well, it is not a dream to earn a million yuan a month and even have several houses in Shenzhen Bay. However, sellers who are unlucky may be restricted and blocked by their brother-in-law in a matter of minutes, and lose millions or even tens of millions.

Crumpy Cat's copyright infringement affects 2,000 stores

Crumpy Cat is filing infringement lawsuits against 2,000 stores that infringe on keywords through the HSP law firm . These stores sell products through channels ranging from Amazon to Wish , ranging from clothing, mobile phone accessories, water cup posters to pet food and toys . The coverage is staggering. When you think about it, these products will face huge compensation before they are taken off the shelves, and it is unknown whether the sellers' income can offset this expense.

Crumpy Cat, born in 2012, is a very popular cat on the American Internet. He became famous on the Internet because of his born stinky face . While capturing a large number of fans, he also has very high traffic. His owner even set up a company specifically for him and launched many peripheral products related to Grumpy Cat, such as clothes, shoes and toys, which are very popular among consumers.

It is precisely because of the extremely high popularity of the Grumpy Cat and the extremely high sales of its products that many sellers have envied and started to use the Grumpy Cat to make a fortune on platforms such as Amazon and Wish. Some sellers print Grumpy Cat-related images on their products , and some sellers use keywords similar to Crumpy Cat , such as Grumpy and Grumppuccino, to attract traffic to their stores.

Relevant sellers should pay attention. Crumpy Cat's related word trademarks and cat graphic trademarks cannot be used at will without authorization, otherwise you will face the risk of infringement compensation.

Search volume for pet-related products surged 3,100%

In fact, the pet craze triggered by the epidemic is still prevalent in 2021. Many consumers regard pets as part of the family. They not only buy a variety of clothing, toys and daily necessities for their pets, but also buy related home products printed with pets , which brings new opportunities to many sellers.

The search data of Google Trends also confirms this fact. When searching for the word "pet", the editor found that its popularity has remained between "75-100", and the search volume of related products has also soared. Clothes printed with small pets, household pillows, slippers, and hairpins for women are all at the top of the search volume.

However, when selecting products, relevant sellers also need to pay attention to several common infringement issues on Amazon, such as trademark infringement, patent infringement, and copyright infringement. While seizing the opportunity of hot-selling products, they must not fall into the infringement trap, otherwise they will return to the pre-liberation era overnight, which would be a bit of a loss.

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