Molfar provides comprehensive IP investigations to protect intellectual property rights and ensure control over the use of intangible assets. We conduct intellectual property expertise, analyzing violations of copyrights, trademarks, patents, and trade secrets. Our services are useful if you want to detect pirated software, unauthorized use of brands, and carry out checks on counterfeit products and unfair competition in key industries.
Choose whatever type of intellectual property investigations suits your needs in order to inform brand protection actions.
We conduct a competitive patent landscape check to detect infringement cases and the level of your new product’s originality.
Our research team can trace counterfeiting supply chains, use HUMINT to expose culprits, and provide advice on further legal actions.
Such intellectual property investigations can uncover corporate asset misuse, sources of the business intelligence leaks, or cases of corporate espionage.
Molfar has hands-on experience with handling IP research cases for clients from various industries.
Request: Verification of a gambling partner’s use of licensed software. The client is an iGaming company focused on Tier-1 markets, operating in over 10 jurisdictions with licenses from MGA, Curacao, and UKGC. Monthly GGR exceeds $8M, and the player retention rate is 38% on day 90.
Solution: We conducted a software audit from the perspective of copyright and intellectual property compliance.
Result:
Client Decision: Terminated the partnership due to high legal risk.
Request: Investigation into unfair competition in the oil and gas industry. The client is an Oil & Gas company operating in the MENA region and Central Asia, producing over 4 million barrels annually. EBITDA margin stands at 42%, with over 91% of contracts secured on a long-term basis with national operators and traders.
Solution: We conducted an in-depth intellectual property audit of the client's products and trademarks.
Result:
Client Decision: Successfully used the gathered evidence in court to defend their intellectual property and reputation.
Request: Identification of the owner of an illegal online cosmetics store through an intellectual property theft investigation. The client is a beauty brand with an omnichannel sales model, present in 25 countries through e-commerce and retail. The company reports an average monthly revenue growth of 18%.
Solution: We used OSINT and HUMINT techniques along with IP forensics tools to analyze the brands sold on the website.
Result:
Client Decision: Legal action was initiated against the infringer