Amazon Reporter Assistant now checks infringement reports for the common paperwork mistakes that get notices rejected.
The new Amazon Brand Registry AI tool sits inside the Report Infringement form and guides users step by step. It helps them select the correct infringement type, understand the evidence that type requires, confirm the reporting path, and fix form errors before submission.
The update targets the listings that slip past Amazon’s own filters, which already block more than 99% of suspected infringing listings before a brand has to report them. Reporter Assistant doesn’t change how cases are resolved, though, so brands and the Amazon agency teams that file on their behalf still need strong evidence to win a takedown.
Amazon Reporter Assistant Adds AI Help to the Report Infringement Form
Amazon announced that Brand Registry users with Rights Owner or Registered Agent permissions can now use Amazon Reporter Assistant. The tool provides step-by-step guidance while users fill out an intellectual property infringement report.
To get started, users open Report Infringement in Brand Registry and click Ask Reporter Assistant. Sellers familiar with the Amazon report infringement flow will find the assistant built into the form, with the option to type a question or select a suggested prompt at any step.
Amazon’s Global Selling team adds that the assistant opens in a chat panel on the right side of the form and pulls its answers from Amazon’s own knowledge base. Sellers get Amazon’s rules explained while they work, rather than after a rejection arrives.
What Amazon Reporter Assistant does and doesn’t do:
- It does: help select the correct infringement type, explain the evidence that type needs, confirm the reporting path, and flag form errors before submission.
- It doesn’t: argue the case, collect evidence, speed up review, or guarantee approval.
Amazon states that using Reporter Assistant doesn’t change the case resolution process, and every report remains subject to standard review. Full filing rules are in Amazon’s guide to reporting intellectual property infringements.
Amazon Says Reporter Assistant Reduces the Chance of Rejected Notices
Amazon says Reporter Assistant helps users file accurate, complete reports the first time and reduces the chance of a rejected notice. As one breakdown of the update points out, most rejected notices fail on paperwork rather than merit, such as the wrong infringement type, missing evidence, or a reporting path that doesn’t fit the problem.
Choosing the right infringement type comes down to what was taken: a brand name or logo points to trademark; photos, A+ Content, or listing copy point to copyright; and a copied product design or function points to a patent. A copied main image reported as trademark infringement, for example, can bounce even when the brand is clearly in the right, because the image is a copyright issue.
A rejected infringement report Amazon sends back costs time, but repeated inaccurate notices carry a bigger risk. Amazon’s policy for rights owners allows it to remove reporting access from accounts that submit inaccurate or abusive notices.
Access is another common snag. If the team member who files reports doesn’t see the Ask Reporter Assistant button, an administrator on the brand’s Brand Registry account needs to assign Rights Owner or Registered Agent permissions in the user permissions settings.
Amazon Requires Different Evidence for Each Infringement Type
A seller services guide to Amazon infringement reporting outlines four steps for every claim: confirm IP ownership, document the infringement, submit the complaint, and follow up. Amazon’s 2026 Trustworthy Shopping Experience Report shows its Counterfeit Crimes Unit has pursued more than 32,000 bad actors since 2020, but listings that slip through still depend on evidence that matches the infringement type.
| Infringement Type | What It Covers | Key Evidence |
|---|---|---|
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Trademark |
Brand name, logo
|
Registration number, ASIN screenshots, test buy
|
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Copyright |
Photos, A+ Content, copy
|
Original files, ASIN screenshots
|
|
Patent |
Product design or function
|
Active patent, ASIN screenshots, test buy
|
Inside Brand Registry, the Report Infringement form sits within the Report a Violation (RAV) tool, which tracks each case log and gives U.S. utility patent owners access to Amazon Patent Evaluation Express (APEX). Rights owners outside Brand Registry use Amazon’s public form instead and track each case by email using the case ID Amazon assigns.
To remove counterfeit sellers from an Amazon listing, brands typically start with a test buy and photos of what arrives, then file a trademark report against that seller’s offer. If the same seller keeps returning after Amazon acts, a cease and desist letter adds pressure outside Amazon’s review queue.
Reporter Assistant is built for filing reports, not responding to them, so resellers who received an IP complaint won’t find help there. Those sellers typically need to contact the rights owner, file a counter-notice, or submit a Plan of Action, and an Amazon agency such as My Amazon Guy can assist with that process.
