False Patent infringment
Hello im looking for some advise in how to deal with someone who cant handle any competition
I have been selling generic remote controls compatible with firesticks, if you search for them on amazon there is 2 listings at the too of the page were iver 5k per month are being sold . I am selling them cheaper and therefore i am getting reported saying he owns the "design rights". Basically he has took a photo of the remote and paid £50 to claim he designed it , and he hasnt
The remote was on the market years in china years before he registered his photos of it and obtained a design rights number . There must be 500 people selling the same remotes on amazon but he dont report them as they arent competing and affecting his sales , how can amazon just allow people to pay £50 to get a design right number and claim they are the designer . Surely this is illegal to claim your the design owner and you should be providing alot more evidence to register a design to obtain a rights owner number than putting a product on a table and taking photos of it
https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=firestick+remote&crid=3BTRBAEOZ15IW&sprefix=firestick+remote%2Caps%2C156&ref=nb_sb_noss
False Patent infringment
Hello im looking for some advise in how to deal with someone who cant handle any competition
I have been selling generic remote controls compatible with firesticks, if you search for them on amazon there is 2 listings at the too of the page were iver 5k per month are being sold . I am selling them cheaper and therefore i am getting reported saying he owns the "design rights". Basically he has took a photo of the remote and paid £50 to claim he designed it , and he hasnt
The remote was on the market years in china years before he registered his photos of it and obtained a design rights number . There must be 500 people selling the same remotes on amazon but he dont report them as they arent competing and affecting his sales , how can amazon just allow people to pay £50 to get a design right number and claim they are the designer . Surely this is illegal to claim your the design owner and you should be providing alot more evidence to register a design to obtain a rights owner number than putting a product on a table and taking photos of it
https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=firestick+remote&crid=3BTRBAEOZ15IW&sprefix=firestick+remote%2Caps%2C156&ref=nb_sb_noss
2 replies
Seller_540F4A6jRtMhU
Hi, I had the exact same issue as yours. I recommend you start a design invalidation claim with the IPO. It will take 3-5 months, but this seems to be the only option in this flawed legal system.
If successful, use the IPO decision to claim damages from the competitor, report them to Action Fraud, and report policy violations to Amazon to have their Seller Account shut down.
I hope this helps and all the best!
Seller_Tx4Km01GPPwlw
Im going through the exact same thing, did you manage to find a way around it ?
