API Key
Tell us about the complaint or violation you received from the marketplace and basic client information.
The seller's store name as it appears on the marketplace (e.g., their Amazon storefront name).
This helps identify the specific seller account and storefront involved in the complaint.
Where the complaint happened (Amazon, eBay, Etsy, Walmart…). If Amazon, enable ASIN, AHR, Case/Notice fields.
Each marketplace has different appeal packaging; Amazon needs ASIN/AHR specifics.
10-char Amazon product ID; visible on the product page URL and Seller Central.
Amazon ties violations and reinstatements to ASINs.
U.S. design patent number (e.g., USD900000S) as cited by the complainant/Amazon notice.
Enables term/scope check and image pull. (Design term is 15 years from grant for filings on/after May 13, 2015.)
The actual email or PDF/HTML export of the Performance Notification/violation page.
Contains the policy cited, ASINs, respond-by date, and sometimes the rights-holder contact.
Details about your client's product that is accused of infringement and any relevant client IP.
The title or description of the accused product as it appears in the marketplace listing (e.g., product title from Amazon, eBay, etc.).
This helps identify what type of product is being accused and allows comparison with the patent to understand the scope of the alleged infringement.
Clear photos of front, back, left, right, top, bottom; close-ups of ornamental features; and packaging.
Ordinary-observer analysis is visual; you'll build side-by-sides to show overall impression differences.
Provide the date of the first public display of the product anywhere in the world, and the date of the first sale or import into the U.S.
These dates are crucial for building a timeline of events and can be important for the legal analysis, particularly in relation to prior art and patent validity.
Any design patents/registrations covering your product; include publication/registration dates.
If earlier than the asserted patent, they can be prior art/comparison art that narrows scope; if later, not a defense but still useful for visuals.
Information about prior similar designs that may be relevant to the patent analysis.
Older catalogs, competitor products, earlier patents/registrations.
Prior art informs and narrows the scope of the asserted design when applying ordinary-observer.
