ANTI-COUNTERFEITING

Our anti-counterfeiting enforcement team is regularly involved in the following:

• Test purchases of counterfeit merchandise;

• Surveillance of targets;

• Providing intelligence reports on counterfeiters to law enforcement;

• Coordinating and obtaining sample analysis of suspected counterfeit product;

• Locating copies of intellectual properties required by law enforcement;

• Attendance on seizure/execution of search warrants;

• Coordinating, preparing and obtaining victim impact statements;

• Arranging for the cartage, storage and destruction of counterfeit merchandise;

• Coordinating and obtaining witness testimony in the event of criminal prosecutions;

• Assisting in the preparation for and attendance at briefings for criminal enforcement, preliminary inquires and pre-trials;

• Assisting in the preparation for and attendance at criminal seizures and trials;

• Providing in-house counsel and intellectual property counsel appropriate case law and legal advice in respect of anti-counterfeiting enforcement matters;

• Coordinating genuine and counterfeit product for comparison purposes.