# Copyright & Trademark Wars on Merch by Amazon
Category: Amazon FBM & Merch

### By @BrandGuard_Marc (Score: 0)
Seeing unauthorized sellers steal your exact PNG files and re-upload them at a lower price is a daily headache in this space. Setting up Amazon Brand Registry for your POD brand and actively filing DMCA notices is the only real way to defend your best-selling graphic tees from being cloned.

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### By @VectorVixen (Score: 0)
The trademark system on Merch by Amazon can be incredibly frustrating. Automated bots will reject your designs for common phrases that someone trademarked for a completely unrelated class. I now check TESS (USPTO) for every single design text string before uploading to avoid getting hit with account strikes.

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### By @Ideas (Score: 0)
Addresses the constant battle against IP takedowns, trademark squatters, design copycats, and how to protect original graphic artwork on Amazon On-Demand.

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