Cross-border e-commerce is a business with great potential, but sellers often worry about the serious consequences of unconscious infringement, such as loss of store weight, fines or even store closure. For sellers who rely on product images provided by factories, it is even more difficult to ensure that their products do not infringe on the intellectual property rights of others. Convenient image retrieval tools can help cross-border sellers quickly and effectively avoid infringement risks.
1. How to use the image retrieval tool?
Upload pictures and fill in product information
First, upload the product pictures to be tested to the tool’s website and fill in the key information of the product in the title. Even if you don’t know the specific patent information, you can fill it in according to the characteristics of the product.
Set detection parameters
Select the country or region to be tested in the detection settings, such as the United States, and then click the detection button to test.
View the detection results
On the detection results page, all appearance patents similar to the uploaded image will be displayed. Click a single card to view the detailed information of the appearance patent.
Compare with original image
Click the “Compare with original image” button to expand the uploaded image and visually compare the similarity between the uploaded image and the appearance patent.
Adjust keywords
You can modify keywords, such as electronic products, mobile phones, clothing, etc., to obtain different test results to further ensure the accuracy of the test.
2. Precautions
Although this image retrieval tool is very convenient, in order to find patents more accurately, it is still recommended to use other patent search tools, such as Google Patent, SooPAT, etc.
Sellers must be careful when selecting and expanding products to avoid infringing on the intellectual property rights of others. Keep abreast of and comply with the patent laws and regulations of various countries to protect your own business interests.
Using this image retrieval tool, cross-border sellers can more easily protect their intellectual property rights and avoid the risks and losses caused by unconscious infringements.