Amazon Files Trademark Infringement Suit Over Fraudulent Text Messages

(May 13, 2021, 8:56 AM EDT) -- SEATTLE — In a May 11 trademark infringement complaint filed in Washington federal court, Amazon.com Inc. sued a group of John Doe defendants that it claims are responsible for text message schemes that fraudulently use the online retailer’s trademarks to entice recipients to visit the Does’ webpages for the purpose of creating web traffic that can be sold to advertisers....