Terrible! 869 accounts were sued, popular products were involved in infringement, and some sellers were frozen

The Hygiene Hand antivirus door opener is a hit product spawned by the epidemic. It is loved by overseas consumers and is a hot seller on platforms such as Amazon.

When the sellers were enthusiastically listing products in large quantities and receiving a large number of orders, something went wrong with this popular product!

It is reported that recently a large number of sellers' stores were suddenly sued for product infringement. Some sellers even said that their stores had been frozen.

The product involved in the large number of cases is the Hygiene Hand anti-virus door opener . It is understood that this is the first case involving this product. The Chicago law firm Keener & Associates, PC represented the case.

Case Parameters

Case Number: 21-cv-1123
Prosecution date: 2021/2/26
Plaintiff's product: Anti-virus door opener Hygiene Hand
Plaintiff: Magenav, Inc.
Law Firm: Keener & Associates, PC
Place of prosecution: Illinois

The product involves trademark infringement. "Hygiene Hand" has been registered

The Hygiene Hand anti-virus door opener looks like a key and is a multifunctional EDC tool, a daily essential product. Hygiene Hand, where Hygiene means hygiene and Hand means hand, means hygienic hands.

When in use, the consumer can pass his finger through the keyhole at one end and hold this artifact to press the elevator, open the door, enter the password, click the screen, etc. in some public areas without touching any external objects.

The principle of Hygiene Hand is actually very simple, which is to prevent virus infection by isolating viruses and bacteria. This is the same as the toothpicks we put in the elevator. Although it seems to be a very small product, its name Hygiene Hand has been registered as a trademark in the United States by the plaintiff company and was approved on December 22, 2020.

Therefore, all listings that currently use the word Hygiene Hand will be targeted, and the relevant sellers have been involved in infringement.

869 stores were prosecuted, involving sellers on multiple platforms

Many sellers on Amazon, eBay and other platforms are selling such products, and the words "Hygiene Hand" are included in the relevant listings.

Obviously, such words have infringed the copyright. Once discovered by the law firm, they may be able to obtain evidence directly. At that time, there will be a risk of being frozen. According to incomplete statistics, 869 stores have been sued so far , involving sellers on multiple platforms.

It is reported that sellers on DHgate have received notices of freezing their stores. The plaintiff's law firm in this case, Chicago-based Keener & Associates, PC, has previously represented measuring rulers and sued many sellers.

It is reported that the law firm makes good use of anonymous filing of cases to sue sellers, that is, when the case is filed, the plaintiff, the agent brand, and the defendant are all unaware of it, waiting to attack them by surprise and catch the sellers off guard. The details of the case can only be known after a seller is frozen.

The sellers involved in this case were really caught off guard, not knowing that the words Hygiene Hand could infringe copyright. This also reminds other sellers not to be careless and to carefully check the products before listing to prevent copyright infringement.

Account freeze

Infringement

Multi-platform