In the ever-evolving landscape of ecommerce, businesses often face challenges maintaining control over distribution, preserving brand integrity and complying with antitrust laws. Two key aspects that arise in this context are Do Not Sell Lists, which are sometimes...
Unauthorized Sellers are a growing and ubiquitous problem for brands selling their goods on eCommerce marketplaces, such as Amazon, eBay, and Walmart. Unauthorized resellers sell products without the brand’s authorization or consent, which hurts a company’s brand,...
Is Your Business Prepared for the Corporate Transparency Act? As we move into the second half of the year, it is increasingly important for your business to start preparing for the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network’s (FinCEN) rollout of the Corporate Transparency...
With half of 2023 behind us, and the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) set to become effective on Jan. 1, 2024, there remain a number of open issues with respect to the implementation of the CTA. By way of background, and at its core, the CTA requires certain...
So, you’ve identified a party infringing on your brand’s intellectual property rights, and in response, you issue a cease-and-desist letter to the infringer. What you say in that letter is just as important as how you say it. Today, more and more recipients of...
As spring comes into bloom, brands should begin planning and preparing for the not-so-far-off holiday season. Right now, a brand has approximately six months to strengthen its presence in ecommerce marketplaces until the holiday shopping season begins. In addition to...
When tackling the problem of unauthorized resellers on Amazon.com and other e-commerce websites, one of the biggest hurdles faced by brands is unearthing a reseller’s identity. Resellers are able to hide behind DBA’s, various storefront names and other shell entities,...
We have made it to Part 3 of our three-part series on the Corporate Transparency Act’s final rule. The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) released the final rule on Sept. 30, 2022. This article covers important timeframes to keep in mind as the rule rolls...
We have written extensively about the problem of unauthorized resellers. These are resellers that source a company’s products (whether legitimately or illegitimately) and then resell those products on eCommerce websites such as Amazon, eBay and Walmart. Often, these...
On Sept. 30, 2022, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) released a final rule related to the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA). In Part 1 of our refreshed, three-part series of articles on the CTA, we covered FinCEN’s new guidance on the beneficial...