What is the Finger Monkey Infringement Incident? Finger Monkey Infringement Incident Review

Popularity

Foreign media surveys show that Walmart has listed it as the most popular type of toy to stock up, Fingerlings ranks first on Amazon's Top 100 Toys & Games best-selling list, the Alibaba Index has experienced explosive growth, and Youtube has also been conquered.

Patent status

WOW WEE has applied for copyright protection for each of its products, including the copyright of the packaging on the front and back of the product;

WOW WEE has also registered three trademarks, mainly including the monkey's head, the name of WOW WEE company registered as a US trademark, and the words "fingerlings product" protected by trademarks. According to the US Trademark Office, the Fingerlings trademark was approved on October 31, 2017, and the holder is WowWee.

The domestic patent application for this model was filed on April 12, 2017, and was granted on August 22. It is protected by a patent for appearance.

Events

On October 17, 2017, PayPal received a court order indicating that the Fingerlings sold by the seller may have infringed the intellectual property rights of Wowwee Fingerlings. The platforms involved include AliExpress, Amazon, eBay, Alibaba International Station, Dunhuang, etc., and there are thousands of sellers involved.

As of October 2017, 158 sellers have been sued by WOW WEE.

In January 2018, more than 139 Wish sellers received letters from overseas lawyers. The largest seller had more than 10 million RMB frozen and 30 stores closed. The majority of sellers were from Shenzhen, followed closely by sellers from Ningbo, Yiwu and Hangzhou.

In February 2018, the second batch of 83 sellers involved in the Wish Finger Monkey infringement incident were also exposed one after another.

sound

Compared with previous cases where accounts were blocked and funds were frozen due to infringement, the industry's view on this incident has become more rational. From the original retreat or criticism of the platform to active rights protection and self-reflection, it is enough to see that Chinese cross-border e-commerce sellers are growing and becoming more sophisticated.

References

• 1. The recurrence of the Finger Monkey infringement incident is a warning to us: Sohu [cited on 2018-01-25T16:00:00.000Z]
• 2. Finger Monkey is in trouble again! Be careful when selling hot products, and cherish them! : Sohu [cited on 2017-01-24T16:00:00.000Z]