Chinese Court Rules That Amazon’s Cloud Service Violated Copyright, Bans It From Using Logo

Signage is seen at an Amazon facility in Bethpage on Long Island, N.Y., on Mar 17, 2020. Andrew Kelly/Reuters

Amazon Connect Technology Services (Beijing) Co., a Chinese subsidiary of Amazon, was determined by a Beijing court to be held liable for trademark infringement over its use of the logo “AWS.” The court banned the e-commerce giant from using the logo in China.

“AWS” refers to Amazon Web Services, the cloud computing service operated by Amazon.