As a result of its massive growth and success, the vast majority of shippable goods sold to consumers are offered on Amazon directly by manufacturers or by distributors. Many of those goods incorporate intellectual property (IP), such as trademarks, design rights, or patent rights, which creates abundant opportunities for counterfeiters and infringers. This newsletter discusses means of summary enforcement of IP for goods listed on Amazon, including the due process and other concerns raised by those tools.

Read “The Basics of Intellectual Property Enforcement on Amazon” in the November 2023 issue of IADC’s Intellectual Property Committee Newsletter below.