Check yourself! Another batch of commonly used words have been registered as trademarks

According to statistics

There are many common words

Registered as a trademark with bad intentions

And the number of such trademarks is still increasing!

I give up! Another commonly used word has been quietly registered as a trademark.

Now when sellers write titles and details interfaces, it feels like playing Minesweeper. If they are not careful, they may be reported and their rights protected.

The incident of trademark infringement being scanned by AI happened not long ago, and the scene of a bunch of accounts being scanned is still vivid in our memory. Now many common words have been registered again.

It can be seen that the scope of danger of common word infringement is still growing when we are not paying attention.

“He registered the word.”

"Trademark infringement"

Some members of the big selling group have also reported this situation.

Here are some of the weird and common word trademarks that have recently been exposed. Everyone should save them and avoid them:

1. USB

I never thought that this word would be trademarked. What's outrageous is that he actually succeeded!

As long as it is related to electronic products, the word USB is indispensable. Currently, two trademarks have been effective, one in the fields of chemical reagents and the other in medical devices.

2. Summer

Now that summer is almost here, all summer products, food and even clothing categories cannot avoid adding this word in the product introduction.

That’s right, he was also preemptively registered, and the number of trademarks was as high as 6!

There is protection in the fields of dolls, doll clothing, etc. This is also the word that is most likely to be infringed in my opinion.

3. Morandi

Since 21st year, the "Morandi color" with gray tones added has quickly gained everyone's love.

So far, four trademarks have come into effect one after another, and the scope of protection is extremely wide.

Almost all types of carpets, floor mats, anti-slip mats, etc., even rubber mats and artificial turf are within its protection range.

To be on the safe side, try to avoid any sellers who are even remotely related to these categories.

4. PURPLE

What? PURPLE? People really smile for no apparent reason when they are speechless.

The Morandi above is just a color scheme after all, so why was PURPLE also successfully registered?

So how should I describe purple in the future? "The color made up of red and blue"?

Fortunately, the protection scope of this trademark is concentrated in the field of services. But still be careful.

In addition, according to the feedback from sellers and the editor's incomplete statistics, very commonly used words such as description, ideal, perfect, inches, etc. have been registered as trademarks, and many of them are being actively protected.

Not only that, as mentioned above, the number of common words that can lead to infringement is constantly increasing!

Just recently, I have witnessed a commonly used word being reviewed by the Trademark Office and now entering the public stage.

This word is "EYELINER", a word that often appears in the beauty category.

Although the word "EYELINER" has already been registered as a trademark, it is said that the person who is about to succeed is very active and determined in protecting his rights.

If no other sellers object during the public stage, the commonly used word will be successfully registered immediately.

It is unknown whether it will affect sellers in the beauty industry at that time. But it is necessary to prepare for a rainy day, and sellers in related categories are advised to make preparations early.

In general, more and more commonly used words are being registered as trademarks, including words such as color and size that are bound to appear in product descriptions.

Although there are limitations on the scope of protection, it also proves that the trend of common word infringement is becoming more and more obvious. Moreover, if AI indiscriminate scanning of accounts occurs again in the future, the majority of sellers will still be hurt.

In Alice's Knowledge Planet, there is a lot of practical knowledge that Alice has accumulated during her 12 years at Amazon, including a lot of practical knowledge about trademark infringement. You can go there if you need it.