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An Amazon seller argued that a single order placed by the plaintiff's investigator could not give an Illinois court jurisdiction over it. Applying Seventh Circuit precedent, the judge disagreed: accepting the order and shipping it to Illinois is enough.

On October 14, CBP moved the mandatory date for Entry Type 13 electronic filing, required for informal entry of international mail subject to Section 301 and similar duties, from October 22, 2026 to January 20, 2027. CBP has also proposed extending the requirement to all international mail.

Amazon found a China-based service provider advertising that it can get frozen Amazon funds released by filing suit in Illinois and cooperating with seller-defendants. Amazon has asked courts in more than two dozen Schedule A cases to halt such transfers. The plaintiff denies collusion; a hearing is set for October 28.

On October 20, Temu announced the IACC-Temu Program with the International AntiCounterfeiting Coalition, letting member brands escalate complaints and submit keywords and images for proactive monitoring. Temu sellers may see more proactive takedowns.

A Ningbo e-commerce company has sued FRISBEE owner Wham-O as a representative defendant in a 'bilateral class action' in the Northern District of Illinois, relying on the Seventh Circuit's Kangol decision to void email-served Schedule A default judgments and recover funds.

On October 14, 2026, a federal court in the Southern District of Ohio ruled that Amazon must face a jury on direct and vicarious copyright infringement claims over Merch on Demand T-shirts. The ruling may push platforms to tighten review of printed designs.

The USPTO issued 11 administrative orders in six months targeting about 10,500 trademark applications and registrations, after terminating more than 52,000 tied to one foreign filing firm. A purged mark can undermine Brand Registry and enforcement.

In Kangol v. Hangzhou Chuanyue Silk, the Seventh Circuit held that the Hague Service Convention prohibits email service on defendants located in China, a major development for Schedule A cases in the Northern District of Illinois.

On October 8, 2026, U.S. Customs and Border Protection published a proposed rule on low-value shipments covering electronic filing, sender data, bonds, and mail handling. Comments are due December 7.