The rogue law firm frantically "amassed" 6 billion yuan, and the sellers are furious!

GBC Law Firm uses crawler data to sue 30,000 sellers

The ways of making money for law firms like GBC are also similar. These law firms are very fast in collecting evidence and freezing it . They first use crawler technology to search for evidence of infringement by sellers on online channels such as Amazon, eBay and independent websites. Once they find infringing products on sale, they will pretend to place orders to obtain corresponding transaction information as evidence for their lawsuits.

As for the settlement amount, taking GBC Law Firm as an example, it usually accounts for 50% or even 90% of the seller's frozen funds balance . It is not difficult to see why a trademark lawsuit by GBC Law Firm may bring it tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue.

One seller said that GBC's settlement money was not high, but it was a scam . The sales of the infringing products were only $1,000, but they sent a lawyer to settle the case and asked for $100,000. This blood-sucking ability is not that strong. Another seller said, " I really want to put a sack on these people and beat them up in a dark corner . "

What should sellers do when faced with rogue law firms?

According to data from GBC's official website, at least 243 trademark-related lawsuits were filed in 2020, which further drove its revenue to nearly US$1 billion (RMB 6 billion) . It should be noted that the revenue of big seller Anker was only RMB 9.4 billion, so its ability to attract money is evident.

In recent years, foreign countries have been very strict about intellectual property rights, especially the United States, which is famous for its laws and regulations. Therefore, if sellers far away in the United States want to avoid being taken advantage of by these law firms, they should avoid infringement at the source.

Tips for sellers : It is recommended that sellers regularly conduct strict inspections of products in the store. If there is any infringement, the relevant products should be deleted immediately; understand the source of supply and take high-definition pictures for sellers to understand the products; pay more attention to brand information in the industry to avoid conflicts; pay attention to the address of American buyers and never disclose private information to buyers at will; strengthen the construction of self-operated brands.

There is a saying that goes, if you use intellectual property rights well, you can walk across the earth. Therefore, if relevant sellers want to stay in the cross-border e-commerce industry for a long time, they must strengthen their understanding and use of intellectual property rights.

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