Brand Protection in Ukraine

Brand infringement is not always limited to an individual seller or isolated marketplace listing. Identifying the parties behind the products, tracing how they are distributed, and documenting the links between sellers, manufacturers, and related entities can be necessary before a rights holder decides how to respond. Molfar Intelligence conducts brand protection and anti-counterfeit investigations in Ukraine to establish these facts and document suspected infringement across physical and digital channels.

What a Brand Protection Investigation Can Include

• identifying suspected manufacturers, distributors, and sellers;
• examining the background and corporate links of relevant parties;
• conducting documented wholesale, retail, or online test purchases;
• mapping physical and digital distribution channels;
• analysing marketplaces, domains, websites, and seller accounts;
• carrying out lawful field verification where authorised;
• structuring findings for review by legal counsel, platforms, customs, or law enforcement;
• assessing the scale and structure of the counterfeit market.

A brand protection investigation begins with the protected asset, suspected infringement, and markets involved. Analysts then connect marketplace listings, company records, domains, archived pages, public profiles, and other digital traces. The objective is to establish what is being sold, who may be behind it, and whether separate sellers form part of the same supply network.

Where test purchases or fieldwork are required, Molfar documents the source, date, seller, and transaction trail. These materials can help legal teams prepare platform complaints, cease-and-desist letters, customs notifications, or requests for enforcement action.

Molfar Intelligence works with brands, manufacturers, software companies, and legal teams to investigate suspected intellectual property infringement. We separate confirmed evidence from indicators and unresolved questions, so the client can understand the scale and structure of the issue and what still requires verification.

Molfar does not replace legal counsel, customs, or law enforcement. Our role is to identify relevant parties, map their connections, and structure the evidence for review by the organisations authorised to act.

When an investigation moves towards formal enforcement, our guide to brand protection and anti-counterfeit enforcement in Ukraine covers the available criminal and administrative measures, evidence requirements, and procedures for seizure and destruction.

If counterfeiting, piracy, or unauthorised brand use is affecting your business, send us the protected asset, target market, and known sales channels. We will define the scope of the relevant intellectual property investigation based on what is already known and what still needs to be established.