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Amazon suspension due to design infringement, copyright violation or trademark infringement? IP Lawyer helps!<\/h1>\n <\/div>\n\n\n [\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

For several years, our specialized German Intellectual Property Law Firm and Patent Attorney\u2019s Office has been supporting IP right holders from a wide variety of businesses when they want to take action against Amazon merchants (sellers on the marketplace) and want to block an offer or an ASIN on Amazon (\u201cASIN suspension\u201d)<\/strong>. We would also be happy to help you enforce your IP rights and take action against infringers.<\/p>\n

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Such an action, respectively a blocking of an ASIN or an offer on Amazon can e.g. be based on the following IP rights:<\/h2>\n <\/div>\n\n\n [\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]\n
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Copyright law<\/h3>\n
Action against copyright infringement in the case of copies of photos, drawings, product illustrations or advertising texts \/ product descriptions<\/p>\n

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Design law<\/h3>\n
Proceedings against design infringement \/ design patent violation in case of copying registered designs or unregistered European Union designs (formerly: unregistered Community designs)<\/p>\n

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Trademark law<\/h3>\n
Proceedings against trademark infringement (violation of trademark rights) in case of unauthorized use of protected names, logos, word marks, word and device marks, figurative marks, etc.<\/p>\n

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Patent law & utility model law<\/h3>\n
Proceeding against patent violation or utility model infringement in case of adoption of protected technical inventions<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n \n
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Advertising law \/ unfair competition law<\/h3>\n
Proceeding based on infringement of unfair competition law due to false or misleading advertising or incorrect information in the offer, errors in product labeling (e.g. Product Safety Act – ProdSG), false labels or seals (e.g. CE label, Oeko-Tex Standard 100, organic, T\u00dcV certificate), purchased or false ratings, etc.<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n\n [\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]\n
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Possible first step before an ASIN blocking:<\/h2>\n <\/div>\n\n\n [vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

Before reporting a legal violation to Amazon so that an ASIN or an offer is blocked, it should first be checked by a specialist \u2013 e.g. Patent Attorney or IP Lawyer (specialist attorney for industrial property rights) \u2013 whether there is an infringement of copyright law, design patent law, trademark law, patent law or utility model law etc. at all.<\/p>\n

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Possible risks of an ASIN suspension \/ product blocking on Amazon:<\/h2>\n <\/div>\n\n\n [vc_column_text]If it turns out that a blocking wasn\u2019t justified, because the reported infringement does not exist at all, this can have various negative consequences. Possible risks of a product suspension or ASIN blocking on Amazon are, for example, the following:<\/p>\n