Posts Tagged: online shopping
Stopping Cyber-Fakes: A Guide to the SHOP SAFE Act 2020
Online shopping has become a huge part of our everyday lives. In fact, 15% of all 2020 retail sales are projected to take place online. Unfortunately, despite their convenience, …
Counterfeiters to target Millennial shoppers on Black Friday: How can brands fight back?
Black Friday is one of the most important retail events of the year for brands and consumers alike. This sales event is particularly tempting for price-centric Millennials …
PayPal Secures Patent for Augmented Reality Glasses
The unusual direction of innovative developments in the field of fintech is underscored by U.S. Patent No. 9953350, called Augmented Reality View of Product Instructions, which was …
Daimler trademark lawsuit alleges that Amazon.com doesn’t do enough to prevent infringement and counterfeits
At issue in the trademark infringement suit is Amazon’s sale of counterfeit wheel center caps bearing distinctive Mercedes-Benz trademarks... Daimler argues that Amazon “facilitates the sale …
The Intersection of Fashion, Virtual Reality and the Law
Virtual reality and augmented reality are catching on, and the fashion industry has taken notice. Many of today’s fashion brands are seeing their work being used …
Fitfully unveils cloud-based virtual fitting service for online shoe sales
Fitfully has filed at least one patent application which has been published by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) as W.O. Patent Application No. 2016051416, titled System …
Push for online sales tax continues at state and federal levels
Some states have decided that they can’t wait for a federal response on the collection of online sales tax, prompting them to enact their own measures. …
Mastercard holds largest patent portfolio in EMV payment space
EMV utilizes a computer chip implanted into a card to interact with a card reader at the point-of-sale in retail establishments. The technology is much more secure …
In the face of growing e-commerce fraud, many merchants not prepared for holidays
As card-present transactions become less susceptible to fraud because of the shift to EMV chip card technologies, it’s expected that more fraud will shift to online …
Amazon hiring 100,000 seasonal workers, reflects role of e-commerce in holiday retail
Retailers always top the list of seasonal and holiday hiring sprees but one of the largest employer of seasonal workers the past few years doesn’t own …
Amazon.com innovations continue to revolutionizing online shopping
Amazon is continuing to develop some revolutionary innovations in the field of online retail shopping. Patent applications published recently by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office …
Amazon Patents Focus on Online Shopping Experience
The featured application describes a system of registering a fleet of electronic devices when purchased by an organizational administrator. These devices can be authorized for use by …
Bank of America Seeks Patent on ATM with a USB Port
Our featured patent application today discusses the operation of an automatic teller machine, or ATM, that includes a universal serial bus (USB) port. This USB port would …
IBM Patents System for Preserving E-mail Messages, Seeks Patent on Cloud Computing Tactics to Improve Business Efficiency
A few patent applications filed with the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office show IBM’s interests in improving online shopping experiences. One application provides a chronological timeline …
