Before You Launch that Internet Business – Avoiding the Pitfalls of Regulatory Violations and Intellectual Property Infringement in E-Commerce

Many entrepreneurs are seeking opportunities in the online marketplace.  The convenience of drop shipping directly to customers or using warehousing and fulfillment services – the most popular being Amazon fulfillment – has made it historically easy to open an e-commerce business and thrive.  Many entrepreneurs, however, miss the critical step of vetting the products they…

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Amazon Purgatory –When Amazon Suspends Your Listings

It’s a story I hear over and over again: “Amazon just suspended my product listings and I can’t get them reinstated.”  This dilemma is particularly challenging when the suspension is the result of someone claiming your product infringes their intellectual property rights – that is to say their copyright, trademark or patent.  The key to…

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