At Amazon, Some Brands Get More Protection From Fakes Than Others

A small business selling cat products has been battling knockoffs while Apple and Adidas products go relatively unscathed. 

Las Vegas - Circa July 2017: Amazon.com Fulfillment Center. Amazon is the Largest Internet-Based Retailer in the United States VPhotographer: jetcityimage/iStock Editorial
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There are two classes of merchant on Amazon.com Inc.: those who get special protection from counterfeiters and those who don’t.

The first category includes sellers of some big-name brands, such as Adidas, Apple and even Amazon itself. They benefit from digital fortifications that prevent unauthorized sellers from listing certain products—an iPhone, say, or eero router—for sale.