SnapRays v. LDG: How Amazon's APEX Program is Impacting Patent Litigation
Photograph of a courthouse, in iStock (last visited Nov. 16, 2024). Amazon’s APEX Program and Traditional Patent Claims In 2022, Amazon launched the APEX program, a tool designed to help patent owners safeguard their intellectual property by preventing the sale of infringing products on Amazon’s website. [1] For a fee of $ 4,000, a utility patent owner can submit a claim of infringement against up to twenty sellers on Amazon. [2] The accused seller has three options: (1) agree to the...
