Counterfeit products, unauthorized online sellers, rogue websites, and trademark infringement can create significant risks for brand owners, including lost revenue, reputational harm, and diminished consumer confidence. 

We help clients develop and implement brand protection strategies designed to identify threats, enforce intellectual property rights, and preserve the value of their brands in global markets.

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Our Anti-Counterfeiting and Brand Protection Attorneys

Protecting Against Sophisticated Infringement Threats

Our Anti-Counterfeiting and Brand Protection team combines trademark, litigation, investigations, customs, and cross-border enforcement capabilities to help clients address infringing activity across physical and digital channels. We work with organizations ranging from emerging brands to multinational companies to develop coordinated enforcement programs tailored to their business objectives and industry challenges.

Data-Driven Brand Protection and Enforcement

Brands face increasingly sophisticated infringement threats that often operate across multiple platforms and jurisdictions. Our data-driven enforcement programs help brands identify, disrupt, and deter counterfeit and infringing activity.

We regularly assist teams with:

  • Online marketplace enforcement
  • Website and social media takedowns
  • Trademark and unfair competition claims
  • Domain name enforcement and recovery actions
  • Unauthorized reseller and diversion matters
  • Investigations and evidence gathering
  • Enforcement strategy development
  • Monitoring and compliance initiatives

Our team helps organizations leverage technology and data analytics in coordinated enforcement strategies to identify trends, prioritize enforcement opportunities, and improve visibility into evolving risks. By integrating enforcement, investigations, litigation, and monitoring efforts, we help clients build scalable brand protection programs that support both immediate enforcement needs and long-term business objectives. 

Brand Protection Across Channels and Jurisdictions

Anti-Counterfeiting Investigations

Effective enforcement often begins with understanding the source and scope of infringing activity. We work with clients, investigators, and enforcement authorities to develop intelligence-driven strategies that support both immediate enforcement objectives and long-term brand protection goals.

Our team regularly assists with:

  • Counterfeit product investigations
  • Supply chain and distribution channel analysis
  • Undercover purchases and evidence preservation
  • Seller and network identification

  • Compliance monitoring

  • Asset identification and recovery efforts

  • Coordination with law enforcement and government agencies

Litigation and Dispute Resolution

When voluntary compliance and administrative remedies are insufficient, we help clients pursue litigation and other formal enforcement actions to protect their intellectual property rights.

Our services include:

  • Trademark counterfeiting litigation
  • Preliminary injunctions and temporary restraining orders
  • Ex parte seizure proceedings
  • Schedule A litigation

  • Asset freeze and recovery actions

  • Settlement negotiations

  • Judgment enforcement

Customs and Cross-Border Enforcement

Counterfeit goods frequently move through complex international supply chains. We assist clients in developing strategies to prevent infringing products from entering the marketplace and coordinate enforcement efforts across jurisdictions.

  • Customs enforcement strategies
  • Customs recordation and seizure support
  • International investigations
  • Cross-border enforcement initiatives
  • Coordination with governmental authorities
  • Global enforcement program management

Domain Name and Online Protection

As e-commerce and digital engagement continue to expand, protecting online assets has become an essential component of brand protection.

We advise clients on:

  • UDRP and URS proceedings
  • Domain recovery strategies
  • Typosquatting and impersonation matters
  • Registrar and hosting provider disputes
  • Fraudulent website enforcement
  • Online brand protection initiatives

Tested Strategies Across Sectors

Our Anti-Counterfeiting and Brand Protection attorneys work with clients across a broad range of industries, including:

Consumer Products and Retail

  • Apparel and Footwear
  • Luxury Goods
  • Retail and E-commerce
  • Sports and Lifestyle Brands 

Technology and Entertainment

  • Gaming
  • Consumer Technology

Regulated Products

  • Life Sciences
  • Food and Beverage
  • Health and Wellness

Industrial and Commercial

  • Manufacturing
  • Industrial Products
  • Hospitality