Intellectual Property Services

• In use and non-use investigations – In use confirmation on trademarks, brands and slogans
• Anti Counterfeiting – Gather information and evidence on counterfeiters
• Covert IP Acquisitions – Covert domain and trademark purchases, to get IP assets for a lower price
• Sample Purchases – Sample purchases made anonymously to gather evidence
• Online Monitoring – Online auction site monitoring, to stop infringers selling counterfeits or grey imports
• IP Surveys – Gathering intelligence ‘on the ground’ in most countries throughout the world
• Product Diversion Investigations – Investigating the supply chain and looking for the origin of the goods
• Factory overrun Investigations – Gathering evidence of over production and sales of products against contract agreements
• Common Law Searches – Common Law research to clear prospective trademark
• Company Research – Gain information about a company
• Internet Research – Establish information on websites, domain registrations and email addresses

 Other Services

•  Audits – Research to establish foul play by franchisees, dealers, licensees, distributors, manufacturers or joint venture partners
• Competitor Intelligence – Research to gather information on competitors, their size, financials and activities
• Computer Forensic Services – Bespoke computer forensic testing of hard drives to recover lost data
• De-bugging and Security Testing – Bespoke de-bugging sweeps and premises security testing for peace of mind
• Document Service – Process serving assistance, both nationwide (UK) and internationally
• Due Diligence – Detailed corporate research into a company or individual, to establish connections or dishonest activities
• Franchisee Enquiries – Research projects to test franchisees for other businesses that are in breach of their franchise agreement
• Mystery Shopping – Testing of employees’ sales techniques and compliance with company policy
• Research – Bespoke research projects to provide whatever information is required
• Surveillance – Observations and photographs/video on individuals or companies
• Surveys – Bespoke survey projects to provide statistical data for clients
• Tracing – Cerberus offers a full range of tracing services for finding individuals
• Asset and Status Checks - Cerberus offers extensive pre-sue reports on individuals and companies 

N.B - Some services are not available in certain countries. Please get in touch for what is possible in your territory.