More than 300 stores were closed! One seller’s 300,000 yuan in funds were frozen! Something went wrong with these hot-selling products…

Infringement of rights for hot-selling products occurs every year, but has been particularly frequent recently.

The overseas epidemic is still spreading, and the impact of the "stay-at-home economy" is still ongoing, so kitchenware products are still a popular choice. However, where there is a market, there is crisis, and the enthusiasm for protecting the rights of kitchenware products has never stopped.

Recently, the popular kitchenware brand STUFZ filed a lawsuit to protect its rights , with nearly 200 stores being sued and the store funds being frozen .

It is understood that the infringing product is a manual meat press used for cooking hamburgers. It is easy to use and easy to clean, and is a hamburger tool that many hamburger fans like very much.

The reason for the case is trademark infringement . It is reported that the word trademark STUFZ is registered in Class 21, and sellers cannot use the trademark in titles, descriptions, and product images.

Sellers who sell related products should conduct self-inspection and remove them from the shelves in a timely manner, otherwise they will be targeted by law firms in minutes!

In addition, in the kitchenware category, Pie Shield cake protection edge, Bacon Bin lard can, Slap Chop vegetable chopper, BROCHETTE EXPRESS skewer maker, etc. also have trademark and copyright infringement issues, sellers must pay attention.

In addition to the kitchenware category, the toy category has also become a hard-hit area.

Recently, stress-relieving toys have become very popular. In the ranking of search terms on Amazon this week, the ranking of "fidget toys" has risen significantly compared with last week, and has jumped to the top of the list .

FinGears magnetic decompression ring is a product that provides multiple strong magnetic rings that can be attached to each other and rotated. People can freely combine and match them on their fingers and rotate them in circles to make various changes. The product is mainly small and changeable, and the main purpose is to let people decompress by playing with the product. Due to the epidemic, people in North America are generally under increased stress, and this product is very popular.

On Amazon US, it carries the Amazon's Choice logo and is priced at $8.99.

Recently, some sellers of magnetic finger rings have been sued for infringement, mainly targeting sellers on the Wish platform. According to public information, 44 Wish accounts have been sued .

In addition to registering relevant trademarks (such as text, patterns, etc.), the brand also applied for a patent for the magnetic ring, providing watertight protection for the product, so sellers can easily infringe on the rights.

Plant growth lamps are used to provide light of various wavelengths required for plant growth. In recent years, they have become a relatively popular seasonal product in the European and American markets. According to data from a platform, in France , where the epidemic is severe , the number of buyers of agricultural tractors has doubled compared to last year, and sales of plant lights have soared by 129% !

Because of the hot sales, infringements also followed. Recently, a group of sellers were sued for selling this product.

The seller Divid said that after being sued, more than 300,000 yuan in his account was frozen , and he was also sued for 30,000 US dollars. There are also sellers whose funds have not been frozen, but the plant light link has been deleted.

It is reported that many sellers have urgently removed their plant light products from the shelves.

In fact, in addition to infringement, there are many risks in the plant light products themselves . For example, the products are easy to break, resulting in high return rates and high negative review rates ; the products are large in size and weight, so they can only be shipped by sea, and stocking is a problem , etc.

In addition to the above, recent infringing products include:

SMOOSHY MUSHY blind box pet cup toys, a pet blind box toy that can bounce back, is sold in a mysterious blind box gameplay. Shoppers don't know the style inside and it is shipped randomly. SMOOSHY MUSHY products include unicorn pet cups, ice cream pet cups and other series of styles, and each one is small and exquisite, and is very popular among children.

But some sellers were sued. The brand owner is OLO Industries LLC , a toy company in California, USA, and the reason for the lawsuit was trademark infringement .

The main registration categories of this trademark are 28 categories of toys, and it also involves 9 categories of electronic game software, 16 categories of stationery, 25 categories of clothing, 28 categories of toys and 41 categories of electronic game software services.

Sellers must remember that SMOOSHY MUSHY must not appear in product titles, details, packaging, etc. of related categories .

In addition to the FinGears magnetic ring, another toy that is being sued recently is a doll sleeping bag.

The cute cartoon shape is both a sleeping bag and a pillow, which can make children get a comfortable and peaceful sleep. The comfortable blanket material is machine washable. Happy Nappers children's sleeping bag is a hot-selling product in cross-border e-commerce, and its sales volume has always been at the forefront, so there are many sellers who have made mistakes.

The plaintiff of the sleeping bag, Allstar Marketing Group , is a long-time client of EPS Law Firm. The defendant’s reason is trademark infringement and copyright infringement . It is worth noting that the infringing copyrights are different sleeping bag patterns, with various cartoon shapes, including unicorns, bears, owls, sharks, rabbits , etc.

Since the plaintiff company has registered the image copyright of each product style, when sellers sell related products, they should pay attention to whether the words "Happy Nappers" appear in the text part and whether the style in the picture is the same or similar to the brand.

In addition, EPS Law Firm has sued Wish sellers on a large scale, with 59 accounts currently sued . The defendant sellers' Wish backend TRO page shows that in addition to the payment being frozen, the store operations have also been suspended . The next platforms are likely to be Amazon, eBay, etc., so sellers should pay attention to emergency mine clearance.