Identify trademark violations

Many brands face all kinds of infringement. Regarding brand name, logo, design and patents. In addition, other rules may be violated that could be to the detriment of a brand. Such as the unauthorized resale of your products (parallel sales) and unauthorized use of images.

The experts at Intercross have experience with the tricks that middlemen use to sell items under your brand name. Intermediaries are often active on Telegram and Facebook groups, but also on renowned websites such as Amazon, Rakuten, Bol, Ebay, Marktplaats, Etsy, AliExpress, Wish, etc. We at Intercross know these platforms very well and can therefore conduct effective and targeted research for you do. We know the tricks criminals use to hide counterfeits from you and how those counterfeits still find their way to your customers.

Using advanced techniques, we search social media groups and marketplaces on the surface, deep and dark web and carefully archive all web pages because one of the tricks when selling branded items is moving the internet location every day.

As soon as it has been determined that there is a suspicion of trademark infringement, we can make a purchase through mystery guest shopping or through online mystery shopping. Our expert has 35 years of experience in International trade and knows better than anyone how to contact suppliers and gain their trust. After such a purchase, we can continue the investigation and trace back to the intermediary's suppliers.

Naturally, we conclude the investigation with a detailed report.