National Trademark Investigations specializes in giving brand owners and trademark professionals the information needed to manage their assets and make informed decisions that manage risk. With access to specialized online sources and direct investigative tactics, our reports are comprehensive and tailored to support your trademark strategy.
Why get in-depth trademark usage information?
- Prove trademark abandonment with documented evidence about a mark’s non-use in commerce. We will pursue information on present-day and and prior usage. Depending on the specific investigation, historical research may focus on three years to prove abandonment or may cover the mark’s history from date of first use or claimed date of first use.
- Obtain infringing product samples through our nationwide network of anonymous front companies. We control each purchase made on your behalf to ensure complete chain of custody documentation and admissibility.
- Verify compliance with existing licensing agreements or cease and desist warnings.
- Identify infringement with certainty through a broadly based investigation covering many sources, including our own specialized databases, websites, discreet telephone contact and public records. Our contact, conducted within a suitable context to maintain anonymity, may uncover further leads to be pursued by our investigators until a complete picture is prepared, such as contacting manufacturers, distributors or retailers to determine details of product distribution.
Our approach: Consultative, Iterative, Expert
We believe the best trademark in-use report is the one which answers your questions — in many cases, questions raised through the completion of a comprehensive trademark clearance report. Based on your trademark management, registration or litigation strategy, our investigation strategy is built around our client’s specific needs. This highly consultative approach extends to the execution of the investigation: expect to hear back from our investigators at least once during the preparation of the initial research phase to report their interim findings. In many cases, these consultative conversations result in adjustments to the investigative strategy — and an even more effectively targeted report.
Our pricing: No surprises
We price our services based on our experience and in alignment with our investigative approach. Our base price includes five hours of investigative work. During or before the completion of this phase, our investigator will discuss the progress of your research and may outline avenues for further investigation. If the client requests and agrees, the investigation will pursue these avenues, with further investigation billed at an hourly rate. We call our policy “no surprises” because it is: we will discuss with you a cap for your investigation and, if requested, specific milestones which give you complete transparency into and control of the investigation each step of the way.
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