Pretection provides specific intermediary and legal services. Together with our international law firm partners we provide legal services ranging from the protection of intellectual property rights to solving conflicts regarding online sales of counterfeit products and IP-infringements

Pretection works closely together with different worldwide law firms belonging to the best in their fields. Our legal services can be divided into four catagories:

• Collecting and securing relevant evidence
  Our full-time Internet monitors and paralegals locate and investigate online intellectual property infringements. These may include online distribution, infringing website content, unlawful links usage and domain name registrations. The results of these investigations constitute a collection of valuable and relevant data for our clients and related law firms. 
  Digital Notary Service In case litigation becomes the best option to protect your brand we can authenticate the evidence we collect. The process we use enables us to certify electronic files, such as infringing webpages and URL's, locking them in time and content for future validation. This gives the material a unique "fingerprint", providing a secure cryptographic link between the copy and the original and securing the chain of custody. The unique certification code is widely witnessed by means of weekly publishments in newspapers, making the files suitable for use as evidence in a courtroom.
  
• Standard effective legal solutions
  Quick and effective solutions are preferred above time and budget consuming law suits. Pretection is prepared to solve case based conflicts with standard legal actions. Most of these actions result in an effective solution for our clients. Specific written cease and desist notices to online distributors, auction sites and Internet Service Providers for example are usually sufficient tools to stop an infringement on the Internet.
  
• Intermediary legal solutions
  Pretection is experienced in intermediation between conflicting parties. Intermediation results most of the time in favourable solutions for both parties with less budget allocation. Our intermediation services with "domain grabbers" or other domain owners enables brand owners to secure the domain name of their preferance in fast and cost effective way, maintaining the anonimity of the brand owner.
  
• High impact case solving
  Sometimes there is only one way to solve mayor conflicts. Supported by law firms, a law suit is the best way. Communication of the conflict and related law suits can be essential to prevent similar conflicts in future. Pretection supports our clients with the right communication to the right persons and organisations.

OTHER RELATED SERVICES

• National and international Domain Name Registration and Acquisition
  - acquisition of selected domain name
  - register or pre-register
  If another firm or individual already registers the selected domain name, Pretection helps solving this problem. Pretection is experienced as the liaison in the acquisition of domain names. We are able to locate the owner of the domain name in question, ascertain whether or not the name is being used on an active site, and determine the method and costs involved in obtaining the necessary domain name. Based on similar sales we can consult with your firm as to the proper price to pay for the domain name and also determine other options for your firm should negotiations fail.