In intellectual property infringement cases, trademark infringement is the most common, but in addition, patents and copyrights should also be avoided. Recently, two major film and television works have started to defend their rights, namely《AMERICAN PSYCHO andBooba.
AMERICAN PSYCHO
《AMERICAN PSYCHO "is an American film released in 2000, which depicts urban life in the late 1980s in the United States and belongs to a black society satire. The male protagonist in the film is a popular stock broker on Wall Street during the day, but as night falls, darkness awakens the opposite side of the male protagonist's dual personality and commits a "serial murder".
It's just such an old movie that recently launched a campaign to protect rights,Amazon seller has received a freeze notification. First of allWritten trademarkAMERICAN PSYCHO,After the editor's inquiry,After the expiration of the initially registered trademarks in 2001, the other few were just registered this year, seemingly designed to protect their rights. If the seller has any related infringement behavior, please remember to remove them from the shelves in a timely manner.
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In addition to trademark rights,The characters in the movie are also copyrighted,Sellers should pay attention to avoidance. Recently, there was also an old movie that started defending its rights. Sellers should be careful not to consider it a safe zone just because it is too old.
Booba
《Booba "is a filmThe popular early childhood education animation in the United States,AlsoOne of the popular animations on YouTube, the protagonist plush is very cute and cute,While entertaining, you can alsoHelping children develop their thinking abilities.
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Moreover, the company also has official stores on Amazon, which include someT-shirts and other peripheral products. Recently, the affiliated company 3D Sparrow Group began rights protection, and Amazon sellers have also received a freeze notice. According to the inquiry,Except for written trademarksIn addition to "BOOBA", there are also the following two pattern trademarks, and sellers should pay attention to lightning protection.
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Since it is an animated film, there is also copyright in itOther character images should also be avoided from being used casuallyBoth belong to the category of infringement.
There are many recent copyright related infringement cases, and sellers should pay attention to self inspection and avoidance.