![]() ![]() ![]() We launched a double-walled whiskey glass - distinctly different shape, but because we targeted whisky drinkers, NORLAN, a company that makes a 48 dollar whiskey glass similar to ours, didn't like that we were taking their market share so they submitted a complaint to amazon (with their USPTO documentation. Horrible side effect of marketplaces trying to police IP with insanely understaffed legal departments. I have experience with a similar IP claim (takedown) on Amazon which went like this. They just submit a complaint to amazon via Brand Registry portal and Amazon (dodging lawsuits like neo in the matrix) says that "hey these small guys don't have the resources or know how to fight it. Really pathetic marketplace policing in which the bigger guys get their way without any looking into if their claims are valid. BECAUSE of this, Amazon listens to threats of IP rights holders without any legal looking into of their own and simply shut down the product listings of smaller sellers - because they are afraid of being sued by norlan. ![]() In our case, because Norlan had a design patent, Amazon is then scared that they COULD be held legally responsible IF they were willingly allowing other merchants to sell infringing products of Norlans patented design. After research, I've boiled it down to this.Any USPTO *(US Patent & Trademark Office) registered documents gets the attention of any marketplace gatekeeper. but after consulting our own attorneys - we were told that we are clearly OUTSIDE of their scope of coverage and that they shouldn't have been able to effectively get amazon to remove our listings. No doubt, they have a design patent on their own. We launched a double-walled whiskey glass - distinctly different shape, but because we targeted whisky drinkers, NORLAN, a company that makes a 48 dollar whiskey glass similar to ours, didn't like that we were taking their market share so they submitted a complaint to amazon (with their USPTO documentation) saying that we infringed on their Design Patent. Project delivery is June of 2019.I have experience with a similar IP claim (takedown) on Amazon which went like this. They've already hit 4x their funding goal and the project will end on Thursday, October 25th, 2018. To find out more have a look at the Centurion, the Elderwood Kickstarter project page. You can build your own, custom version with a choice of size, wood, foils and leathers, and signature art. Each box shuts closed using a powerful magnet, and has a removable back plate (the faux door) which doubles as a dry-erase surface to track life and stats. There is the option of large (holds 100 double-sleeved cards), standard (holds 100 single-sleeved cards), and compact (holds 80 single-sleeved cards) deck boxes. The Centurion is designed for card games (with sleeves) like Magic: The Gathering, but with the add-on Dungeoneering Kit (which can hold models for your RPG) it doubles as a sleek travel pack for all your RPG needs. Generally speaking, Patent law protects product designs and Trademark law protects branding. Elderwood Academy's Trademark Application can be found here. Quentin Quadrangle and Dan Disco founded the Elderwood Academy who've spent years making premium wood and leather craft gaming gear. After some research, we've discovered that Elderwood Academy has been GRANTED a trademark application on a hexagonal dice box as shown here (and without further branding or design). ![]() If you're a fan of deck boxes then this latest project on Kickstarter has the Rolls Royce of deck boxes. theMCGuiRE review takes a look at some items from Elderwood Academy: the new Spellbook, Codex Dice Tower and Rolling Scroll Dice Tray Team - these things a. ![]()
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