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by something2 2918 days ago
Amazon also has something called Brand Registry. Essentially, if you can prove you own a brand, you can prevent other sellers from selling the same item. That's how most larger brands protect their listings.
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If that works, then why hasn't Apple done it and ended the scrounge of fake chargers?

EDIT: Or Anker for that matter. Anker is a better example because their main business is chargers/batteries, so the should care a lot about branding and making sure there are no fake chargers under their name.

Amazon's brand registry enables a verified brand to take control of a listing page (edit photos/text/title).

That's pretty much it – no power to limit other sellers.

This is false, speaking from direct experience. Brand registry does NOT let you gate the brand.