Important Notice: Before the Infringement the seller must have registered her/his brand and got the trademark number, also register his/her brand on Amazon Brand Registry
Steps to Counterfeit on Amazon Brand Registry:
Go to your Amazon brand registry page
>go to the protect tab
>click on report a violation
> Paste the counterfeit ASIN on the searching box and click search
> Select that ASIN
> Select your Issue Type
> Provide the required document and proceed to claim.
If you have facing issue to counterfeit the 3rd party sellers, Please contact with us:
Report Intellectual Property Infringements:
The Report a Violation tool allows Rights Owners to easily search our entire catalog for potential intellectual property (IP) infringements like trademark, copyright, patent, and design right violations. For more information about IP infringements
Search for Content in Our Stores:
On the Report a Violation page, you can search across all of our stores for ASINs, offers, and images. There are three ways that you can search for this content:
Text: Search by product name, ASIN, product URL, brand name, or keywordOrder number: Search by the 17-digit order number associated with your purchase.
Image: Upload an image of your IP, such as copyrights or logos.
Begin your search, select one of our stores from the drop-down menu.
To search by text or order number, enter the corresponding information to the search field and click Search. To search for an image, click Browse in the Search by image section and select the image you want to search for. You can also use the filters under the Refine results by section to narrow your search results.
Select Content to Report:
Before you select content to report, review the following guidelines:
- Be mindful of whether you’re selecting to report a specific offer or image associated with an ASIN or selecting the entire ASIN. When you select to report an entire ASIN, we’ll review the full ASIN for potential infringement violations, including all associated offers and images.
- Ensure that the selected content type (that is, an ASIN, offer, or image) is relevant to the issue that you’re reporting.
To select an ASIN, offer, or image to report, check the box next to the ASIN. By checking this box, you’re indicating that you’d like to report the ASIN and all of its associated offers and images.
To report specific offers or images associated with the ASIN, click Show offers or Show all images and then check the box next to the appropriate content. If you’re viewing a parent ASIN, click Show all variations to expand the list and view all of the associated variations.
Once you’ve made your selection, click the Select issue type drop-down menu that appears at the top of the search results table. Then, select the type of infringement you want to report.
Report Infringements
Once you’ve selected the type of infringement you want to report, you’ll automatically be directed to a new page where we’ll ask for additional information. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete your report.
Note: Some options under Additional information may be unavailable depending on the item (that is, ASIN, offer, or image) you’ve selected to report. To enable these options, go back to the previous page and change your item selection.
Copyright Infringement
- We recommend that you complete a test buy to confirm that the product or packaging uses your copyrighted work. If you received the item and confirmed that the product or packaging uses your copyrighted work, enter the order number in the What is the Order ID number? field under Additional information.
- If your copyrighted work is not registered, you can provide a link to an example of the work by selecting Link to copyrighted work. Alternatively, you can provide a detailed description of the copyrighted work by selecting Description of copyrighted work.
Note: Avoid using general domain names (for example, drive.google.com or dropbox.com) if you provide a description of your copyrighted work.
Patent Infringement
- Ensure that you’re providing a valid patent number that’s active and enforceable in the jurisdiction of the selected store.
- If you select Potential violation of my utility patent, you must have a court order, International Trade Commission (ITC) order, or Amazon Patent Evaluation Express (APEX) ID to complete your report.
Trademark Infringement
- Only trademarks added to your Brand Registry account and those enforceable in the jurisdiction of the selected store (for example, United States Patent and Trademark Office (USTPO) for amazon.com) can be selected. If you don’t see a specific trademark in the drop-down menu, ensure that you’ve selected content in the relevant store. You can also contact the trademark office to check if the trademark has expired or been declined.
- We recommend that you complete a test buy to confirm that the product or packaging uses your trademark. If you received the item and confirmed that the product or packaging uses your trademark, enter the order number in the What is the Order ID number? field under Additional information.
Retract a Report of Infringement
To retract a report that was submitted through the Report a Violation tool, follow the steps below:
- Click Monitor and select Submission history.
- Scroll down the page to find the complaint you want to retract. Click Open details next to the corresponding complaint ID.
- Scroll down the page and click Retract a complaint above the Status column.
Note: Only complaints that are accepted or under review can be retracted. You can’t retract complaints that have not been accepted.
