Received a VORYS Letter?
If you’re an Amazon seller and you’ve received a letter from VORYS, you are not alone. VORYS is one of the most aggressive law firms targeting third-party sellers on behalf of major brands. Their letters are designed to intimidate, threaten legal action, and scare you into giving up your business.
At Amazon Sellers Lawyer, we have successfully handled more VORYS letters than any other law firm. Every week, we defend sellers just like YOU against VORYS’s tactics – helping you understand your rights, protecting your account, and pushing back against false or exaggerated claims.
Don’t panic and don’t respond on your own. Every word matters, and VORYS’s letters are carefully crafted to use against you later. Our team will review your letter, explain the real risks, and create a strategy to protect your storefront and your reputation.
Below are just a few examples of the threatening VORYS letters we have successfully addressed for Amazon sellers:
VORYS Law Firm Sends Threatening Letters to Shut Down 3rd Party Sellers – We Can Help You with Your VORYS letter.
We’ve seen many VORYS letters and have extensive experience dealing with their claims. Many VORYS letters ignore the First Sales Doctrine, which is based upon consumers receiving the same products and benefits, regardless of who is selling them. We have the First Sale Doctrine in the United States, it is different in Europe.
VORYS Law Firm: Aggressive Legal Threats Against Amazon Sellers:
- Product Sourcing: No rule says that you cannot buy products from a department store and resell them.
- Unauthorized Seller / Unauthorized to Sell on Certain Sales Channels: Unless outside of the First Sales Doctrine, there’s nothing that can stop you from buying a product and selling it without authorization. Generally, sellers do not need authorization to sell on Amazon. This also applies to reseller agreements. You don’t need a reseller agreement with any brand unless there’s something that takes the product outside of the First Sales Doctrine.
- Company Policies & Brand Confusion: Company policy is not a legal claim. As long as you are buying and reselling genuine products, there is no confusion or company policy you need to abide by.
- Violations of Trademark: The trademarks of branded items appear directly on the packaging. All you are doing is buying and reselling the same item that a consumer would get from any other seller.
- Arbitration: Unless you agree to it, you are not subject to arbitration. You cannot be compelled to arbitrate unless you agree to it.
Common False Claims Made by VORYS in Their Letters:
- Unauthorized Websites: Under the First Sale Doctrine, you are protected on Amazon, eBay, and your website. Under United States law, you are allowed to buy and sell products from wherever you want.
- Retail Arbitrage: Many sellers have made promises not to sell products in the past. If you have done this and it is not in writing, chances are that it is not enforceable.
- Authorized Claims: If you have the authorization of a brand to sell on a specific channel (Amazon, eBay, Etsy, etc) and there is no contractual prohibition restraining you from selling on other channels, you are fine. This is yet another baseless claim being made by VORYS.
- Resale Policies Not Being Followed: These are not intellectual property rights issues.
- Brand Integrity: Brand integrity is NOT a legal claim. Buying and selling genuine products does not violate anything.
- Harming Brand Reputation: The only thing a seller is doing by buying and reselling an item is undercutting prices, which is better for consumers.
Typical Demands and Legal Threats Sellers Receive from VORYS
- Product Sourcing: This is something you do not have to provide. VORYS is not a court or a judge; you do not have to provide any information or do anything at all if you receive a letter from VORYS. You may feel more comfortable hiring an experienced law firm, such as Rosenbaum Famularo, PC, to respond to them. Unless a judge orders you to provide information, you do not have to reveal information to anyone.
- Violating Distribution Agreements: If you don’t have a contract with a distributor, then you are not violating a contract. There are some exceptions to this, so a seller should consult with an attorney just to be safe. There are some valid claims for interfering with someone else’s distribution agreement, but unless you have an agreement, you’re not violating any agreement of your own.
- Violation of Compensation Agreements: VORYS states that by buying and selling products, you’re violating compensation agreements. Almost all contracts bind only those who signed the contracts. If you didn’t sign anything, you’re not responsible for that agreement.
- Products Free from Tampering: VORYS states that by reselling products, consumers aren’t getting fresh, safe products free from tampering. Hard goods aren’t stored at particular temperatures or in any particular manner. Unless the product has been damaged or harmed, then you aren’t doing anything wrong.
- False Consumer Satisfaction Claims: If you’re reselling brand name products, consumers’ happiness will have nothing to do with you, but rather the product itself.
- Harmful Brand Integrity: First Sale Doctrine states that as long as you are delivering the same product that an authorized seller would, then you can resell anything you want without authorization/permission/distribution agreements, etc.
Other Tactics and Claims Often Included in VORYS Letters
- Violation of Specific Handling Provisions: VORYS has not once identified a specific provision that a seller has failed to comply with in any of their claims.
- Threats to Obtain Sales Documents: The only way that VORYS can get these documents is to specifically request them from Amazon or start a lawsuit and subpoena the documents. In either case, we have not necessarily seen Amazon comply.
- Sellers That Don’t Provide Customer Service Claims: When buying online, a customer knows they’re giving up one-on-one training.
- Threats to Get “Vital Information” Regarding Sales: No one knows what this vital information is, but VORYS won’t be able to get it from Amazon amicably.
- Sales Outside of Authorized Channels Constitute Divergent Practices: This is not an IP claim under the law. You are protected from this under the First Sale Doctrine.
- Sponsorship & Affiliation Program Violations: If you are selling genuine products, you have nothing to fear from this claim.
If You Receive a VORYS Letter – We Can Help
If you’ve received a letter from VORYS, do not panic and do not respond before you know your rights. These letters are designed to intimidate sellers into stopping sales or handing over sensitive business information — often without any valid legal grounds.
At Amazon Sellers Lawyer, we have years of experience dismantling VORYS claims. Whether the accusations are completely baseless or there’s a legitimate legal question to address, we know how to protect your Amazon account, your sales channels, and your business reputation.
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Analyze your specific letter to separate scare tactics from real risk.
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Draft a targeted legal response to shut down baseless demands.
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Defend your rights under the First Sale Doctrine so you can keep selling.
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Negotiate when necessary to resolve real legal conflicts without destroying your business.
Don’t let a VORYS letter threaten your livelihood — we’ve helped countless sellers beat these claims, and we can do the same for you.
