Reveal counterfeiters and non-compliant sellers of your network.
Test purchase is a powerful brand protection tool that verifies sellers, collects evidence, ensures compliance, identifies areas for improvement in your supply chain, and strengthen your overall brand protection strategy.
All to secure your brand equity and client's trust.
Test or Trap Purchase Solutions
We purchase the suspected product to analyze its authenticity and trace shipping to detect diversions within the supply chain. As a result, we prepare an evidential report for enforcement or litigation.
Online Purchase
Place anonymous online orders to receive goods for further inspection.
Product Inspection
Analyze and document received items to verify their authenticity.
Offline Purchase
Conduct anonymous test purchase in a physical store.
Evidence Documentation
Obtain evidence and inspection reports of test purchases.
Shipment tracing
Track item movement to uncover supply chain diversions.
Parcel Forwarding
Receive anonymously purchased items delivered to your address.
Keeps Your Brand Secure
Protect your business from counterfeiting, supply chain fraud, make sure your partners are compliant and collect strong evidence against offenders.
Identify infringments
to check suspicious sellers and take actions against your offenders
Inspect counterfeits
to learn more about how counterfeiters copy your products.
Verify partners and sellers
to enforce against non-compliant sellers and secure your network
Empower brand protection
to fight offenders more effectively and increase the ROI of your actions.
Collect strong evidence
to build solid legal cases and get infringers paid for harming your brand
Find areas to improve
to fix internal problems revealed during the test purchase.
Stop distribution diversions
to secure your supply chain from possible diversions or disruptions
Get competitive advantage
to develop business strategies based on gained insights.
Obtain Insights You Require
Our reports contain all the necessary information gathered during the test purchase process. You’ll see the final product in detail and how it is being delivered. These reports are available for both litigation and non-litigation purposes.
Technical specs
Purchase details
Payment receipts
Product dimensions
Packaging overview
Listing information
Payment confirmations
Parts and blueprints
Photos & videos
Business information
Delivery notes
Product Specifications
Seller information
Payment Invoices
Shipping labels
... and many more!
How It Works
We receive the order, inspect the product, prepare and send you the report, and then forward the package to your address.
1.
Order
Conduct anonymous purchase from a suspected seller and receive a parcel.
2.
Inspect
Determine authenticity, dimensions, materials, and other relevant information.
3.
Report
Document the purchase process and inspection results, send report to client.
4.
Forward
Ship the examined product and collected evidence to the client's address.
Comprehensive Reports and Solid Evidence
Our reports are well-structured, with concise summaries and robust photo and video evidence. The reports are available in both online and offline formats and can be used for legal and non-legal purposes.
In addition, they are tailored to your needs - we can add any additional data you need to the reports.
3-day Report Delivery
Video & Photo Evidence
Litigation Ready
Fast Results All Over the World
Our investigations and test purchases cover more than 70 countries.
You will receive our report within three days after your order is delivered to any of our offices.
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Europe: 31 country
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Asia: 19 countries
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Americas: 8 countries
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Africa: 5 countries
We assist you in fulfilling your needs across international borders and various jurisdictions.
3-day Inspection
Truly Global Presence
Parcel Forwarding
Intelligence Dashboard
You will have direct access to the database and to a custom built dashboard with metrics that are important to you.
This is an awesome tool for tracking and processing your test purchases and investigations.
It provides you with an overview of your entire investigation and test purchase processes, including all associated costs as well as detailed information on individual service.
All data and dashboards are accessible 24/7.
Tailored Dashboards
Evidence and Reports
Easy costs overview
One-Stop Brand Protection Solution
A comprehensive approach to protecting your brand, covering all aspects from identifying and taking down online infringements, to conducting investigations and test purchases.
No Need to Allocate Resources
Lightning-fast Results
Trusted by Top Brands
Global Coverage
24/7 Software Monitoring
Dedicated Team
End-To-End Solution
10k+
Enforcements per Month
<28h
Avg. Takedown Time
98%
Removal Success Ratio
70+
Countries Covered
Real-time Protection
Data Intelligence
Global Partnerships
See Our Solution in Action!
Chat with an IP protection expert.
Schedule a call with us and we'll work with you to understand your specific needs and create a tailored solution for you.
How Infringers Harm Your Business?
The consequences of counterfeiting and intellectual property infringement have devastating effects on business:
Is your brand affected by infringers?
Frequently Asked Questions
Find answers to the most common questions about test purchases. Gain a better understanding of the topic and find out if it is relevant to your business.
1. What is a test purchase service and why it’s important?
A test purchase service is a brand protection tool that allows companies to verify the authenticity of products sold on the market, identify non-compliant sellers, and collect strong evidence against violators.
This service involves placing anonymous orders online or in physical stores, analyzing and inspecting the goods received, and preparing detailed reports with evidence and inspection results.
Controlled purchasing is necessary for companies that want to protect their intellectual property rights, prevent counterfeiting and fraud in the supply chain, and ensure compliance with the requirements of their partners. In addition, it helps to secure the supply chain from possible diversions or disruptions, learn more about how counterfeiters copy their products and build strong legal cases against infringers.
Overall, test purchase service can strengthen brand protection and fight infringers more effectively while increasing a company's return on investment (ROI).