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Amazon IP Accelerator helps businesses more quickly obtain intellectual property (IP) rights and brand protection in Amazon’s stores
Trusted intellectual property law firms at competitive rates
IP Accelerator connects businesses with a curated network of trusted IP law firms that provide high quality trademark registration services to help brands secure a trademark, at competitive rates.
Faster access to brand protections
Amazon provides businesses using IP Accelerator with access to brand protections and brand building features in Amazon’s stores, to better protect and grow their brand months, or even years, before their trademark registration officially issues.
Is Amazon IP Accelerator available globally?
The program is available to brands worldwide. Law firms currently in IP Accelerator are based in the US, and focused on filing US trademark applications. They can serve clients in several languages including English, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin, Spanish, Hindi, Gujarati, Italian, and Portuguese. We look forward to expanding IP Accelerator to support filing trademark applications in other countries in the future.
Do I have to pay Amazon to use Amazon IP Accelerator?
No. IP Accelerator is a free program. Amazon does not charge a fee to connect you with law firms. When you select a firm, you work with and pay the law firm directly.
What Brand Registry benefits will I be able to access?
If you file a trademark application through an IP Accelerator law firm, you will be invited to enroll in Brand Registry and have access to the following benefits:
- Proactive brand protections: Amazon will use information that you provide about your brand to implement protections that attempt to proactively identify and remove potentially bad listings that could harm your brand and our customers.
- Powerful search and report tools: You will have access to the Report a Violation tool that provides text and image based searching capabilities and simplifies the process of reporting potential infringement (e.g., common law trademark infringement) with multiple features designed specifically for brands.
- Other brand-building benefits: You will be able to further build and grow your business on Amazon by taking advantage of powerful tools designed for brands such as Enhanced Brand Content product detail pages, Brand Stores, Sponsored Brands, and the Brand Dashboard.
What are the pre-negotiated rates from the law firms participating in IP Accelerator?
Amazon has pre-negotiated rates for the below services covering a single brand for a single class of goods or services. Additional fees will apply for other services including searching for multiple brands and filing for additional types of intellectual property (e.g., design patents).
Maximum service fees
A high-level brand search of Trademark Office records for relevant pending applications or registrations.
$500
$500
A comprehensive brand review including Trademark Office records and unregistered uses.
$1,800
$1,800
Filing a US trademark application.
$600 (plus government fee
$600 (plus government fee