Amazon listing blocked over alleged design infringement: what to check now

If Amazon blocks a listing following a design infringement complaint, the platform’s decision and the legal allegation must be examined separately. A blocked listing does not mean that a court has found design infringement.

Keep the notification, the ASIN, the design registration number and the platform’s messages. Add product images, details of when sales began and, where available, images of earlier designs.

We examine the scope of protection, the overall impression of the designs and possible challenges to the design right. On that basis, we prepare a reasoned response to Amazon and assess negotiations and, where appropriate, court proceedings. Whether and when the listing is reinstated depends on the individual case.