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US judge bars e-commerce takedowns in Best Bee Brothers trade dress suit

By Nick Robertson ( April 28, 2025, 16:28 GMT | Insight) -- Best Bee Brothers, a manufacturer of bee traps, was granted a preliminary injunction last week barring former licensor Brian Blazer from filing notices to take down the company’s Amazon listings as part of a trade dress lawsuit. Best Bee sued Blazer for declaratory relief last month after Blazer claimed Best Bee’s designs infringed his trade dress following a previous patent infringement lawsuit between the parties.Brian Blazer and his company, Carpenter Bee Solutions, must withdraw their Amazon trade dress infringement takedown notices on bee trap listings by Best Bee Brothers, an Eastern District of Wisconsin judge ruled last week in granting Best Bee’s motion for a preliminary injunction. Best Bee sued Blazer for declaratory relief last month after Blazer began filing takedown requests with Amazon. Blazer filed counterclaims for trademark infringement after the ruling Friday....

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