Trademark Enforcement Program
ITMW serves as a single point of contact & coordination for its client, with the authorities.ITMW submits all required documents for the authorities in order to facilitate anti counterfeit activities for its clients.
Following are the services covered under TEP for the brand protection
A. Counterfeit Intelligence
Gathers counterfeit market intelligence on all the counterfeit channels within the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
This activity is conducted prior to the facilitation of any seizure for our Partners.
These channels mainly include Corporate, Retail shops, wholesellers, Warehouses, Printing Press, Packaging Areas, Saudi Ports, Borders, & Importers.
B. Mystry Shopping
Conduct Mystery Shopping Activity against suspicious channel in the market.
Producing samples to the authorities as an evidence against the counterfeiters or if required, to our Partner for their verification.
C. Complain Submission
Prepare all required documents and differences, listing the similarities between orignal & fake (in Arabic) for submitting a complain.
Submitting the required complain against the counterfeiters
D. Raid Enforcement
Carrying out properly surveyed and prepared raids based on sound intelligence and research to provide maximum effect Following objectives will be covered during the enforcement activities.
Obtaining all required approvals from the authorities in order to ensure a quality seizure against the counterfeit channel.
Providing the necessary guidance on the required role of the authority during the enforcement activity.
Accompanying the authorities during the enforcement activity to ensure that they are progressed properly, identify counterfeit goods and ensure that they are seized properly.
E. Destruction Services
Providing administrative follow up with the authorities regarding the approval for the destruction of the seized products & updates its client regularly on the status of these goods.
After the decision from the authorities for the counterfeit disposal, ITMW provides all the logistic support & coordination for the destruction of the seized goods.