- Monitor and analyse websites and social networks
- Investigate suspicious pages and contextual advertising
- Block fraudulent pages
- Return domain names
- Monitor and analyse news feeds of the media and government agencies regarding seizures of counterfeit products
- Track trends and changes in intellectual property laws
- Gather intelligence
- Detect warehouses and distribution channels for counterfeits
- Check offline retail sites
- Make test purchases
- Conduct our own research, examine counterfeit products in independent laboratories
- Take photo and video evidence of counterfeit products
- Collaboration with government agencies: information exchange, search, seizure, and destruction
- Prosecution of IP infringements
- Represent clients’ interests, protect their IP rights
- Prepare agreements and powers of attorney
- Prepare and submit procedural documentation
- Direct participation in litigation
- Appeal actions and omissions of government agencies
- Achieve damage recovery within administrative and criminal cases
- Oversee that compensation is paid as the result of judicial and extrajudicial damage recovery
Inclusion of a trademark in the Customs Register of Intellectual Property Objects (Russian abbreviation — TROIS) allows us to stop the import of counterfeits at the border and obtain information about the country of origin of the counterfeit products and the supply channels.
Registration of trademarks in patent office databases of the countries that fall within our area of competence (Rospatent, Kazpatent, etc.).
At the trainings, police and customs officers learn the hallmarks of original and counterfeit products and master the practical skills of counteracting the distribution of counterfeit products.
Our team has conducted more than 280 trainings in Russia. We are ready to conduct trainings in other countries where we operate.
- Monitor and analyse the online market (search engines, news publications, social networks, and other resources)
- Gather intelligence, check offline retail sites, work closely with law enforcement agencies (information exchange, joint operational activities)
- Register a trademark in the Federal Services for Intellectual Property (Rospatent)
- Register the trademark in the Customs Register of Intellectual Property Objects (Russian abbreviation — TROIS), cooperate with customs authorities
- Participate in conducting trainings on counteracting the spread of counterfeit products for police and customs officers
- Block fraudulent pages on the Internet
- Receive requests from law enforcement agencies and quickly respond to them
- Make test purchases and develop an evidence base
- Participate in search and seizure of counterfeit products (in conjunction with law enforcement agencies)
- Do all the necessary work to initiate a case
- Carry out our own research; if necessary, organise examination of counterfeits in independent laboratories
- Conduct an investigation to identify the origin of the counterfeit products and the distribution channels
- Participate in all judicial processes
- Bring the perpetrators to justice and achieve recovery of damages in favour of the right holder, which covers the client’s court expenses and the cost of gathering evidence
- Oversee execution of court decisions
- Seizure and destruction of counterfeit products
- Restriction and control over counterfeits’ distribution, cessation of IP infringements
- The damages are recovered
- Consumers’ health and lives are no longer at risk
- The brand’s reputation is protected
To protect your company’s interests and minimise its exposure to financial risks, TKM conducts due diligence, an anonymous comprehensive verification of financial condition and business reputation of your counterparties, as well as assesses performance of your company’s departments.
The TKM team carries out a thorough verification and gives an objective assessment of your company’s internal security system. Based on the obtained results, we develop and implement an effective internal security strategy and provide the client with a comprehensive solution adjusted to individual needs and requirements.
OUR SERVICES
- Legal and financial expertise — collection and analysis of information about counterparties in Russia, France, and other countries
- Audit of companies’ internal security and assistance in the organisation of an audit of this kind
- Outsourcing security services
- Assistance in organisation and carrying out tenders
- Risk management, including monitoring and management of reputational risks
- Crisis management
- Legal support in the framework of European anti-corruption laws, in particular the development of systematic verification procedures and preparation of documentation under Sapin II — the French anti-corruption law
- HR support: recruitment, preliminary screening of candidates, and a comprehensive review and analysis of internal personnel processes
Full confidentiality is guaranteed.