亚马逊备案的特别说明

亚马逊从2017年5月1日起,关于品牌备案有了新的的要求,请参看美国亚马逊官网 https://services.amazon.com/brand-registry.html。以下是英文原文节选:

 

What type of brands are eligible for the Amazon Brand Registry?

Currently, brands must have a registered trademark to be eligible to join the Brand Registry. The trademark must be a “standard character mark” and the trademark must match the brand name printed on products and/or packaging. Updates to the Brand Registry eligibility criteria will be posted to this page.

 

What information is required to enroll a brand in Amazon Brand Registry?

Currently, to enroll a brand in Brand Registry, you must provide the following information:

Brand name that has a live/active registered trademark.

Government Registered Principal Trademark Registration or Serial Number

For USPTO marks, the Mark Drawing Type must be equal to “4 – STANDARD CHARACTER MARK” or “1 – TYPESET WORD(S)/LETTER(S)/NUMBER(S)”

Images of the brand’s logo.

Images of products and packaging that carry the trademarked brand name. If the product is not branded, the packaging must be branded.

A list of product categories (e.g., apparel, sporting goods, electronics) in which the brand should be listed.

A list of countries where the brand’s products are manufactured and distributed.

 

总结来说,新的备案标准有以下几点:

 

一、 商户的商标必须在美国专利商标局申请注册(申请中或已注册都可);

二、商户的商标必须是“标准字体”(Standard Character Mark)商标,即只包含无任何设计、图形或中文的纯文字商标,如“NIKE”、“TOYOTA”等只含罗马字母的商标;

三、商户的注册商标必须与其销售商品上出现的商标文字保持一致;

四、在 2017 年 5 月 1 日前办理过品牌备案的商户必须按照新标准重新备案。

 

经过资料收集、整理,目前是有两种情况备案是不通过的:

 

第一种就是字体经过设计艺术化的商标;

第二种就是带图案的商标,如英文+图案组合商标形式。

 

如果您注册商标的主要目的是为了在亚马逊上进行品牌备案,那么您至少要注册纯文字的商标;如果您还想在美国市场推广经过艺术化的图形组合商标,建立一定的品牌形象和知名度,那么您还需要注册图形组合商标。大部分知名品牌都是注册了文字和图形组合的商标,只有这样才能得到全方位的权益保护。比如:NIKE、阿里巴巴、可口可乐、Starbucks等等。请您结合企业的自身情况和发展需求,决定申请商标的类型。