Well, the project looks promising, very good idea but I feel it's not going to be an easy task taking off counterfeit products off the market, saying this, I mean what experience do you guys have in this field? Who are the team members?
In my country, counterfeit products are everywhere, both in the market and out side the market, the government and law enforcement agencies have been fighting this for years but yet, they aren't even close to what could be classified as successful, how do you guys plan to execute this effectively?
You are right, this is not an easy task. The counterfeit market is huge. That's why the work will last for several decades. For investors, this is a good indicator.
About the team members:
Mikhail (Co-Founder) has a four-year legal experience in copyright protection. He worked in information security for four years and supervised a franchise project for another three years (18 facilities in the CIS).
Igor (Co-Founder): For over a decade he has been working on the problem of counterfeit beauty products in EU countries. He has 12-years experience in photography and video production and two-year experience in virtual reality business.
Igor Slabykh (advisor) advises the team on computer piracy-related legal issues. He has 15 years' experience in copyright protection. He worked for a number of companies, including Adobe Systems, 1C, Ergo and Solo. At present, he heads a law firm.
More information you can find on our website
www.stopthefakes.io or Linkedin
Let us describe the general mode of operation of our service.
- The requestor submits a request for infringement search.
- Doers start working.
- The infringement is detected. Two possible scenarios:
1. The requestor works with the alerts received independently (gets in touch with the offender, law enforcement agencies, etc.)
2. The requestor moves to the next stage and generates a complaint.
- Complaint generation. The system generates a complaint, taking into consideration the scope and nature of the infringement and the legislation of the country, in which it has been detected. Two possible scenarios.
1. The requestor receives a ready legal document (Complaint) and takes action independently.
2. The requestor has the system file the complaint.
- The system files the Complaint in a specific order, taking into consideration the jurisdiction requirements of the country, in which the infringement has been committed. A separate Complaint is generated for each address.
1. The Complaint is sent to the offender.
2. The Complaint is sent to the hosting provider. Accessible immediately.
3. The Complaint is sent to search engines. Accessible within five days following the sending of the Complaint to the hosting provider.
4. The Complaint is sent to the domain register intending to delegate the rights to the domain. Accessible within five days following the sending of the Complaint to the hosting provider.
The requestor obtains the final report.
We are fully aware of the fact that there will be cases when the involvement of law enforcement agencies or judicial institutions is required, but they will be fewer than at present because our method of dealing with infringements will make it possible to eliminate 90% to 92% of all the detected infringements.
At every stage, the requestor will be able to use the available data as he pleases or to entitle the service to eliminate the detected infringement.
Furthermore, potential offenders also have access to the information that this or that brand is actively engaged in detecting infringements of their rights. This will give offenders yet another occasion to think about whether it makes sense to continue committing violations or maybe it would be better to go into legal business and have no fear of being brought to justice.
