Ecommerce Industry News
President Trump is putting ecommerce companies and shipping carriers on notice with the signing of a Presidential Memorandum on Combating Trafficking in Counterfeit and Pirated Goods today. The President called out third-party marketplaces in citing […]
Amazon launched a new program called Project Zero to help brands take down counterfeit goods on the Amazon marketplace without waiting for Amazon to investigate – “With Project Zero, brands no longer need to contact […]
An eBay patent describes a method to reduce counterfeits for sale on its website, and if implemented, it could impact search visibility. When a seller attempts to list a particular brand, the system would match […]
A government agency took an unusual step of getting directly involved in ecommerce matters. The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) requested the heads of eBay and Amazon do more to prevent the sale of fake […]
Fashion brand Birkenstock will no longer sell through Amazon in Europe citing counterfeits, it announced Monday. The shoemaker already exited Amazon’s US marketplace over similar concerns. The timing may be related to regulations: in Germany, […]
Online sellers who offer designer goods can increase sales and the selling prices of those items by increasing trust. We take a look at a paid service called Entrupy developed by a group of technologists […]
Alibaba Group has filed with Shenzhen Longgang District People’s Court a lawsuit against two (allegedly) fake Swarovski watch sellers on Taobao platform, claiming RMB1.4 million in damages for contract and goodwill violations. It is the […]
New research from MarkMonitor, the world leader in enterprise brand protection, reveals that 23 percent of consumers have unwillingly bought a fake product online – with a higher than average proportion falling into the 18 […]
Daimler AG filed a lawsuit against Amazon on Monday for trademark infringement, design patent infringement, false advertising, unfair competition, and other complaints for allegedly selling replica Mercedes wheels that were not authorized or sold by […]
Almost overnight, Amazon has been getting flooded with thousands of counterfeit items posted by stores based in China, a seller is alleging. Jerry Kozak, owner of the Ann Arbor T-shirt Company, has been struggling to make […]