Small Sellers Are Getting Swept Up as Brands ‘Weaponize’ the Legal System
An eBay seller is having panic attacks… A prominent legal expert is shocked and outraged… Seller online marketplace accounts are being shut down… Law firms are increasingly using a tactic called “Schedule A Defendant” lawsuits to target online merchants on behalf of their clients in the name of trademark enforcement, and it’s having a devastating effect. A single lawsuit targeting hundreds of sellers at a time for selling a branded product can leave each seller owing many tens of thousands…