The collection of information is essential before any legal steps and such reports can a) support any claims before the courts b) provide us with substantial evidence which can be important in the scope of legal proceedings c) save legal costs in case the situation is not as expected.

Such a report helps to create the best legal strategy, to estimate the chances of success in case of a possible lawsuit and is a vital tool to define the situation before any legal steps.

Especially before taking any legal steps concerning anti-counterfeit projects IP investigation concerning counterfeit products can be necessary and essential because it is often not possible to act once the situation and scope of infringement are not clear.

A comprehensive Investigation Report is basically including the following features:

Company visits by professional investigators
Information about the stock of products, product samples
 Official company records
 Online searches
 Search for registered or identical domain names
 Company inspection, an inspection of suppliers of the products
 The network list of sellers, grey market importers and manufacturers