Copycats on Amazon Are Hard to Remove

“You can’t… if it sells well Amazon themselves will copy and sell your product. [re: How can I protect a product idea when manufacturing in China?]”

“Last year I decided to try selling one of my more popular products on Amazon. It's been a paperwork nightmare at times, but things have been fairly steady for months. Then over the weekend, my account got deactivated. It took a lot of digging to find out that the apparent reason is that I'm signed up for many different Amazon markets, including Brazil, UK, and EU and there is a problem with one of them. The first notice I got of an issue was a message in Portuguese from Amazon Brazil say”

“Three different seller names just appeared on an Amazon listing using the exact product photos and nearly identical titles, and one of them copied the A+ content word for word I filed the report immediately but the scale is probably bigger than what a manual search turned up so how are brands handling Amazon counterfeit issues beyond the basic reporting tools? submitted by /u/Acceptable_Wear7244 [link] [comments]”

“Right, that's what my preliminary attorney fee was for, to strike down his application. Subsequently, I would file my own trademark application.”

“Looking for some advice. Tldr: My distributor tried to trademark my trademark in a different country. I paid an attorney to oppose it, and I'm asking my distributor to reimburse me. He's getting mad at the suggestion. I have trademarked some games, and I am based in the US. I have a distributor in an overseas country, and he's been my reseller for several years. He asked me to license my trademark to him several months ago so he could fight counterfeits, but I never gave him my permi”

“Hi everyone! I have a bit of a tricky legal and operational setup on Amazon to figure out, and I’d love to get your insights so we don't run into any issues during verification. Here’s our setup across 3 companies in our portfolio: Company 1: Owns the trademark registered with EUIPO (the brand has never been sold in Germany before). Company 2: Holds the physical stock in their warehouse and sells it to Company 3. Company 3: Our main operating entity running the Amazon Seller Central account”

“Hi everyone! I have a bit of a tricky legal and operational setup on Amazon to figure out, and I’d love to get your insights so we don't run into any issues during verification. Here’s our setup across 3 companies in our portfolio: Company 1: Owns the trademark registered with EUIPO (the brand has never been sold in Germany before). Company 2: Holds the physical stock in their warehouse and sells it to Company 3. Company 3: Our main operating entity running the Amazon Seller Central account”

“Posting to see if anyone here has had a similar issue. Any help/advice offered is greatly appreciated - Received a patent infringement notice on Aug 12 2026 - Followed Amazon's instructions and worked with the rights owner to get a retraction sent - Rights owner sent in retraction to Amazon on Aug 15 2026 - Despite having the retraction on file, Amazon's AI inactivates listing on Sep 2 2026 claiming I did not rectify the situation - Since then, I have been on the phone multiple times wit”

“I’m a new seller food creating a product under US PTO pattern pending. I just move my sales to Amazon platform one month ago and I found this seller who is selling and not a copy product from Australia and he copied my design from all of my product too. Not only using my design, but also my description, my content on his non-working product. This seller has paying the ad and all his product taking the first page with three items sponsored and three other items repeating I run a good sales the la”

“Hi everyone, I’m new to Amazon Seller Central and dealing with an issue involving a Brand Registered brand. Amazon Support told us that we need the brand’s Brand Administrator to assign our seller account the appropriate selling role, such as Reseller, because we need to correct a protected catalog attribute. However, I don’t know who the Brand Administrator is or how to contact them. Has anyone dealt with this before? How did you find or contact the Brand Administrator for a brand? Amazon told”

“Amazon will not restore or close the original account, and my current account can no longer sell because the two accounts are linked. I want to use only one account and follow Amazon’s rules. Has anyone resolved a similar situation? What should I do next? submitted by /u/reginapetite [link] [comments]”

“Hi everyone, I just received a listing deactivation notice on Amazon CA for ASIN B071GRB33D. The email cites potential inaccurate information/pricing and references the Marketplace Fair Pricing Policy and Seller Code of Conduct. Amazon is asking for: Invoices/receipts from the last 365 days matching current stock quantities. Full supplier contact info (phone, email, website, address). Proof of fair pricing and compliance if filing an explanation. I have a 17-day window to respond via the Account”

“Has this happened to anyone else? One day 228 of our listings were deleted. We opened a case and Amazon support confirmed "your account is in good standing with no active policy violations, restrictions, or enforcement actions, and no Performance Notification was issued related to this removal." The case is still open in 'Work in Progress" status as we requested an explanation of what happened and possibly reimbursement. "I transferred your case to the dedicated catalog a”

“The folks who own gail.com had to deal with this and they shared the case documentation. IANAL but based on those documents, I think you’re probably fine”

“I guess this is a bit of an interesting/weird situation, since there is a seller on Amazon that is selling our items or items as our brand. When I click on the Visit the "store name" Store link underneath the title, it takes me to the seller's store on Amazon which doesn't have our item listed in their store, but the item is associated with them. Regardless, they have our trademarked name as their store name and they sell similar items in the same industry as us. Has anyone her”

So what finally worked for me was 1. Add vanilla gift card to Amazon wallet. Use your own address and name. 2. Go into the settings of the card on Amazon (go…

So what finally worked for me was 1. Add vanilla gift card to Amazon wallet. Use your own address and name. 2. Go into the settings of the card on Amazon (go…

“I've been building and selling these cedar sauna doors for over a year now on Amazon Handmade. I just noticed some Chinese seller took my EXACT design, ran it through AI, and priced it lower than my listing the other week. None of the joinery makes sense, and you can easily tell it's fake. What can I do about this? I already submitted a copyright infringement report through Amazon, but nothing. Is there anything else that can be done? I do not have any patents or design trademarks, so am”

“[Amazon Seller] ★ 1/5 (v9.13.1) — Typical amazon, set up by someone who has zero experience & just wants to justify their job.”

“Hello, I want to buy products from a Chinese supplier for a long time. My question is, if my product starts selling very well on Amazon with my own brand and trademark, how can I stop the supplier from copying my product or selling it to other people? How do you make an agreement with the supplier for this? What agreement do you use? Thank you. submitted by /u/R-Sham [link] [comments]”

“First brand, and I'm a bit anxious about this, so any advice would help. Before landing on the name I checked for similar names in my category, filed the trademark, no conflicts came up so far, likely will be approved and registered soon. Then while its pending I went to set up on Amazon and brand approval got rejected because there's already a brand with almost the same name. Mine is in beauty category, theirs is in mobile devices/tech. I honestly thought trademark would be more importa”

“Not being sarcastic but speak to Amazon legal? They’ve thoroughly vetted this out and is in our talk tracks should it come up. Have not had a partner deal with a claim so I can’t speak to that side. I can only speak to our side.”

“How do you guys always get so unlucky!”

“Hi everyone, I need some advice on Amazon catalog management. I have several child ASINs that are currently under the wrong parent listing. I want to remove them from their current parent without deleting the child ASINs, so I can make them standalone and then add them to a new parent variation family. We are the only seller contributing to these ASINs and the variation family. I’ve seen people mention using a flat file/feed, Variation Wizard, or deleting the parent listing and then re-parenting”

“Hello everyone, I created an Amazon account using a Wyoming LLC and a Wise Business bank statement. After a few days, I received an email from Amazon: "We are unable to verify your selling on Amazon" - P4, Section 2. After that, I filed an appeal. I asked which document was missing. The third-party Amazon service provider submitted my case to the Amazon Seller Central verification team. After a few days, they arranged a video verification and notified me of further verification. A week”

“In Germany, competition between amazon agency germany providers is pretty intense right now.”

“TL;DR: Deactivated under the Multiple Account Policy because a company card in my name was still on a former business partner's Amazon account. Twelve appeals arguing we were separate: all rejected. The thirteenth argued something else — every shared data point removed, each with a timestamp from Amazon's own emails, plus written confirmation from the other party. That one worked. Full timeline and seven lessons below. Long post, but I could not find one of these when I needed it. Backgr”

“A couple things: if you don't own the brand, you may not have permission to sell it on Amazon. if it is your own brand, you'll need to be fully registered in your local jurisdiction and provide proof. You'll need to enable brand gating. Otherwise anyone can pop onto the listing and sell the "same" product even if it's not the "same" quality as your own. I've seen brands get bad reputation because someone put in knockoff as legitimate due to them lacking ba”

“No. Without selling the business as a whole it's against Amazon TOS and will ultimately result in suspension/ban”

“Wondering if anyone has ever sold their Amazon brand to a company or an individual and how the process works?. Many thanks submitted by /u/pashupatye [link] [comments]”

“I am trying to get one of my brands into Amazon Brand Registry and I'm honestly confused about what's causing the rejection. The trademark is already filed but Amazon keeps saying it doesn't meet the requirements. I have gone through Seller Support multiple times and every reply feels like a copy and paste response without explaining what's actually wrong. If you have dealt with this before what ended up being the issue? Was it something with the trademark itself, the owner infor”

[Amazon Seller] ★ 1/5 (v9.12.3) — Amazon seller accounts are a total joke.

“I think they code as variety store or misc/speciality retail. This doesn't trigger the BOA department store category (like eBay will) and not grocery either. Therefore, I don't know of any good card to use except a catch all. Lately their prices on snacks and drinks have really gone up (even as the Japanese Yen has continued to decline vs. the dollar!), so I've been buying that sort of thing at Asian grocery stores.”

“I run a small private label brand with one product on Amazon US. I own the USPTO trademark and I'm enrolled in Brand Registry. Every few weeks I get hit with an authenticity complaint. The listing gets suppressed or the inventory gets blocked. I appeal, I send the same documentation I've sent before, and every single time the appeal is approved and the listing comes back. Then a few weeks later it happens again. Each cycle costs one to three weeks of dead sales plus the hours to file, an”

“Hey, I sell hats on Amazon and one of my designs got hit with a DMCA last night. I filled a counter notice as I don't believe my hat violates any copyrights, but what has me worried now is the fact that I couldn't see who issued the DMCA on me - i.e. if it's a big brand, there's no way I could go to court and stand a chance financially. Here's the hat in question https://ibb.co/VrnXQv9 . Clearly you can see what it references, but the font is free use, the text alludes to a c”

“Thank you, this is helpful. All of my sales would initially be made exclusively through Amazon, and Amazon would generally collect and remit marketplace facilitator sales tax. In that situation, would you still expect the seller to register and file zero or informational returns in states where Amazon stores FBA inventory, or would that depend on the specific state? Also, separate from sales tax and Form 5472, do you think holding inventory in Amazon FBA warehouses could create a US trade or bus”

“I am looking for advice on overcoming an Amazon Seller Central identity verification rejection for my Ontario-based business. The Issue: I recently completed an official business name change. I am stuck in an automated "Information does not match the document provided" loop for the Business Information section. Per the automated emails my address information doesn't match. What I have submitted: Official Government Amendment Form (confirms the name change, but does not list the add”

“My amazon seller application gets rejected due to address issue, I have a delaware LLC with registered agent address and a California foreign LLC with also a registered agent address. I operate from my home, but my home is an apartment that is okay to run business but not okay to be listed publicly as the business address. So I'm looking at two options to fix my setup: change to an actual business office in my area, more expensive ($500-800) but more stable; some online address solutions for”

“Hi everyone! I hope you're all doing well. I'm looking to open a seller account for my mom's Nevada LLC, but I noticed her LLC is registered at a California address. Does Amazon require a Nevada address for a Nevada LLC? Thanks! submitted by /u/Intelligent_Pie_5377 [link] [comments]”

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“Hello, has something similar happened to anyone else? My Amazon account was linked to my Amazon Flex account. The problem is that I have never made any purchase from my Amazon account and recently I received an email indicating that my account was suspended for “unusual activity.” My Amazon Flex account was in Fantastic condition, without any problem, warning or inconvenience. I never had any problems with my deliveries or with the platform. The message I received from Amazon said: “Amazon has t”

“Hey all, were live on Amazon US and hoping to be live on EU by Sep, but the GPSR filing is taking longer than expecting - listing remains inactive, and I'm hoping we pass within the next week like they say. Has anyone else been battling this hurdle before sending their first order in? submitted by /u/zhabes [link] [comments]”

“[Amazon Seller] ★ 1/5 (v9.12.2) — For months I thought I was getting some weird spam or something. I had no idea Amazon was actually emailing me critical problems about my listing…. In Chinese! Surveys, etc, things that have cost me money and been real Problems or issues I would have resolved… had they not emailed them to me with Chinese. YES - ITS ALSO in English. But the Chinese made it look like spam, so I disregarded it. BECAUSE LIKE WHY IS AN AMERICAN COMPANY EMAILING AN AMERICAN SELLER AB”

“I have a bit of a unique situation and I'm hoping someone has experience with this. I originally registered my Amazon seller account under a Mexican company. I've since created a U.S. LLC and want to open a new Amazon seller account under that U.S. company. I'd like to use the same Amazon Store name that my Mexican account currently uses. However, my Mexican account hasn't been closed yet because I'm running into an issue with the account closure process. My question is: If I”

“Background: We have a registered trademark in Europe (EUIPO). We have an authorised reseller selling our branded products on a European Amazon marketplace. On that specific marketplace, we are the only product brand with that name. However, another company apparently has "brand ownership" in the Amazon Brand Registry. Amazon is not permitted to disclose who th "brand owning" company is. We cannot apply to take over the brand in the Amazon Brand Registry because we are not rec”

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“Initially when i set up my listing, I did not have my brand approved due to brand requirements. Once I did receive my product and activated my account, my listing is shown as Generic. How hard is it to re list the product and are there benefits to listing it as a brand? Fyi I am new to selling on Amazon via FBM. The product I sell is a branded plushie and I only have 2 sales and am looking for ways to generate more sales. submitted by /u/Beautiful_Celery_751 [link] [comments]”

“Hi all - interested to hear any recent experiences from others who are reporting blatant copyright infringement to Amazon (think exact duplicates of unique designs) Some years ago we stopped doing this due to the risk of retaliation by Chinese copycats.. was hoping things might have changed at Amazon to make this less likely. Cheers! submitted by /u/meant2 [link] [comments]”

“I only want to sell in the US, but for some reason while setting up a seller account, it keeps trying to set up accounts in other countries. The biggest issue, is for some reason the charge method keeps getting denied in the Brazil marketplace, so I can’t even list my products because of a marketplace I don’t want to be a part of. Any advice would be amazing. submitted by /u/Jcook_14 [link] [comments]”

“I'm interested in buying an ecommerce business that sells on Amazon. The current owner was selling a cheap $5-$10 item, and then a design patent holder from China filed a patent infringement claim against him with Amazon. As a result, they came to an off-Amazon agreement that the business owner would pay the design patent holder around $15k a year, which is about 15% of profit! The patent agreement is supposedly governed by Chinese law but I think the more concerning thing is that, even if t”

“Looking for advice from experienced Amazon sellers because I feel completely stuck. I created a seller account for my company, South Land Trade Corp. I never got to sell a single item. The account was still going through verification and setup when it was deactivated. During registration, I attempted to use my personal phone number, which I have had for more than 10 years. Amazon's system would not allow me to use it and indicated that the number was already associated with another account.”

“I'm looking for advice from sellers who have experienced something similar. We own and operate a registered brand on Amazon and recently discovered that a third-party seller has opened a listing for our brand in the Swedish marketplace. The products are listed under our brand name, but the seller account belongs to them, not us. What makes this concerning is that: We never authorized this seller to launch our products in Sweden. We were not notified that our brand would be expanded into this”

“As soon as I enter my login credentials of my real Amazon account (the one I use as a buyer ) I get stuck on the terms and conditions page where the progress bar remains at 0 , for context I wanted to make a seller account as a uk resident and allow my friend to help me manage stuff. Me and him have been trying for the past 4 days haven’t found any solution, if anyone has the same issue can they pls tell me how to resolve it submitted by /u/Zealousideal_File463 [link] [comments”

“Hello, Apologies for the long text but any advice is greatly appreciated. I’ve recently tried to sign up for an Amazon seller central account. After I put in all my information I got that blue identity verification notification on my screen saying “We are conducting further checks on the document and information you provided during registration and we may contact you by email for further clarification within two business days.” After a few days I checked back and saw the red “your request has be”

“I have one seller central account attached to my LLC. I am in the process of purchasing another Amazon account, but since that account is located in another country, the seller does not feel comfortable transferring me the account but I will just take over the listing. We are figuring out the details now about how to do so. I would rather not commingle funds and liability, so can I open another seller central account to take control of the listing? Or should I start another brand on my current a”

“Hi I need to change my business entity country from US to Australia on seller central to correctly reflect my business structure. Is is greyed out and un modifiable. Amazon low level support won't do it, but i've seen people achieve it before, they say you need to make a new account... This is just not feasible at all, I have thousands of inventory on FBA that is un transferrable. Has anyone achieved this or know how I can achieve this without making a new account? Very urgent as it lock”

“I own a startup K-Beauty brand with a registered trademark, inventory in the U.S., and manufacturer support in Korea. Instead of hiring an agency, I'm considering partnering with an experienced Amazon operator and sharing profits. Has anyone here successfully structured a partnership like this? What terms should I watch out for? How would you evaluate potential partners? submitted by /u/Senior_Ad_4025 [link] [comments]”

“Anybody know if the brand name at the beginning of the title is still mandatory?”

“[Amazon Seller] ★ 1/5 (v9.12.0) — I’ve been a seller for over a year, I’ve paid my money every month I’ve spent thousands on inventory and trademark registration. I’ve had my brand name approved and it’s also registered with Amazon brand name but I still can’t list anything and I’m getting the run around every time I”