IP Accelerator Programme Launched By Amazon In India For Businesses To Secure Trademark
- ByStartupStory | July 5, 2021
IP Accelerator Programme launched by Amazon in India, the ecommerce giant announced on Sunday. The Intellectual Property Accelerator (IP Accelerator) programme is introduced to provide sellers, who are also brand owners, with access to services from IP experts and law firms.These sellers, including small and medium-sized sellers, can choose to engage with these IP law firms to help secure trademarks, protect their brands and tackle infringement, on Amazon.in and Amazon websites globally as per their statement
” The IP Accelerator programme is already available in the US, Europe and Canada. We are excited to offer the advantages of this programme to our Indian businesses. Our Intellectual Property Accelerator Programme enables businesses to protect their intellectual property, which in turn helps to ensure an authentic shopping experience for everyone,” said Mary Beth Westmoreland, Vice-President, Technology, Brand Protection at Amazon.
Six IP law firms – Hasan and Singh, Lexorbis, Sujata Chaudhri IP Attorneys, Amitabha Sen & co, Remfry & Sagar, and H K Acharya & Company have signed up to be service providers as part of the IP Accelerator programme to support sellers on Amazon.in. A statement said, The IP Accelerator Programme helps them navigate this process by connecting businesses with trusted IP law firms that are subject matter experts in this field with experience in drafting trademark and other IP registration applications.