Anti-Counterfeiting Investigations
Our team of experienced investigators on the ground and our network of informant, together with our know-how, software and investigative hardware we can find factories and warehouses storing fake products and prepare the for raid actions. We can also follow -up on your leads to uncover the bad actors and map down a whole criminal organization and ready it for follow-up enforcement action. We are very experienced in a number of industries, from fashion to automotive, from electric and electronic to consumer goods, just to name a few. We also partner with a very reputed international firm with an excellent track record in China anti-counterfeiting enforcement work. We are a one stop solution for all our clients.
Trademark Enforcement (Raids)
Once we sight a counterfeiting target such as a factory, a warehouse, or a store front or all of them, we report them to the trademark owner to verify the sighted counterfeits. If the right holders confirm the goods are counterfeits, we file a complaint with the local administrative authority or with the police to conduct a raid of the targeted infringer. We then accompany the authorities during the raid action and assist them during the process of seizure of the counterfeits and their inventory and collect all the formal documents to complete the raid procedure. Our knowledge of the procedures and our experience in working with the Chinese enforcement authorities allow us to select the most effective types of raids in the most effective jurisdictions so as to minimize negative influence by local factors.
Evidence Acquisition For IP Litigation
The Chinese laws and procedures require that evidence in civil or criminal court proceedings is acquired in very formal manners to ensure its authenticity, while reducing the risk of evidence tampering and forging. Furthermore, the lack of discovery and the passivity of the Chinese courts in granting evidence acquisition reliefs in an already pending lawsuit, force intellectual property right holder to select and acquire that key evidence before a lawsuit is filed. We assist right holders with the identification of the needed evidence to build-up a strong case, we set up purchase tests of infringing products or secure evidence in other effective ways when a purchase test is not possible, like for instance in cases involving large machineries, or technologies that for their nature would request access to well-protected facilities. No matter what evidence we acquire we will use all the required software (encrypted video recording apps, blockchain) and partners (notaries) to secure the jurisdiction of an impartial and experienced court (to avoid risk posed by local factors) and ensure that the evidence is formally admissible into the proceedings..
Compliance Investigations
Our investigators can assist you in uncovering and securing evidence of company malpractices and law violations by employees and manages. We are very specialized in cases of trade secret theft by employees and can assist clients in securing forensic evidence from company phones and laptops. We investigate individuals with non-intrusive techniques and secure all the evidence needed by attorneys to then file lawsuits in court in China or elsewhere.
M&A and Due Diligence Investigations
China is a complex country with a unique business environment. Decisions should be only based on verified facts. Whether your business is merging with a company, or acquiring new companies and assets in China, including intellectual property assets, we can assist you by investigating all the critical disclosures of facts made by your counterparts during the negotiations. Our fact verification and analysis will give you that peace of mind that is required when making sound business decisions. In this context, we conduct companies credit checks, compliance checks, court record checks, tax registry checks, intellectual property portfolio checks to list a few. We also verify whether the operations of your counterpart and their products comply with the required Chinese standards and registration regulations. Eventually, we assess the reputation of your Chinese counterpart, and verify the backgrounds of its shareholders and charges, including all their affiliations, connections, and participations.