Defending Your IP Rights: Considerations for Alibaba Sellers
Alibaba is one of the largest retailers and e-commerce platforms in the world, allowing sellers to reach consumers all over the planet. By the same token, the size of Alibaba entices many disreputable individuals and businesses to infringe upon sellers’ intellectual property rights and rake in ill-gotten gains. If you’re a seller...
eBay Intellectual Property Disputes: What Sellers Need to Know
Individuals and businesses who sell on eBay may find themselves the target of an intellectual property violation notice. eBay allows IP holders to report listings that violate their copyright, trademark, or patent. Sellers can protect themselves by learning the steps they can take to respond to a claimed violation.
Resolving Intellectual Property Disputes on E-Commerce Platforms
E-commerce platforms have revolutionized the way business is done, allowing everyone from entrepreneurs to large corporations to earn substantial profits by selling goods and services online. Unfortunately, this often comes with a price for the holders of intellectual property. As e-commerce has grown more expansive and sophisticated, disputes over infringement and theft...
Over $1 Million Returned To Its Rightful Owners
Today, I convinced a federal judge in the Northern District of Illinois to unfreeze three accounts totaling $1,070,889. My clients, three online merchants on the Alibaba platform, had their bank accounts frozen for two months. I, and my co-counsel Lan Li, filed motions to unfreeze the accounts, which are the subject of...
Keleher Appellate Law Group Recognized By China IP Law Association
A major new research report, entitled "2024 Report on Overseas IP Dispute of Chinese Entities," was released last week. The report was prepared by the prestigious China IP Law Association and the National Overseas IP Dispute Coordination Center in Beijing, China.
In the report, the organizations analyzed the number of Trademark Schedule A cases...
Utilizing Expert Witnesses in Intellectual Property Appeals
Appealing an intellectual property case is a delicate process that takes time and attention to detail. Presenting the best case on appeal, regardless of whether you are the appellant or appellee, begins at the trial level. It is at this stage that a party needs to focus on making the strongest...
Trademark Protection: Safeguarding Your Brand in IP Litigation
Not all business owners realize they have a brand worth protecting until someone else infringes it. No matter the size of your company, you have a unique brand that deserves to be secured against those who would exploit your hard work. One area in which this is especially true is trademark law....
What to Expect From the Appellate Process in Intellectual Property Disputes
Parties who believe that a legal, factual, or procedural error took place during their intellectual property trials have the right to appeal. These cases are usually federal in nature and must follow a series of steps while meeting the requirements necessary for an appeal. Regardless of whether you are the...
The Importance of Intellectual Property Rights for Amazon Sellers
Amazon offers a platform for millions of sellers across the globe to offer products to enormous numbers of consumers. Even though this is true, many people who launch their first online business with Amazon fail to recognize the critical importance of intellectual property rights when selling products online. These rights can help...
Trademark Infringement Defense Victory
This week, I obtained a win for my clients in a trademark infringement lawsuit. My clients were three established online retailers sued for trademark infringement in the Northern District of Illinois, Bestway Inflatables v. Corporations Identified on Schedule A. The defendants faced substantial statutory damages in excess of $100,000 if...