Hanover Detectives in Trademark Law:

Counterfeiting | Product Piracy

With around 220,000 visitors annually to Hannover Messe, held since 1947, and approximately 280,000 to CeBIT, Hanover is one of the most important exhibition venues for new industrial and technological developments in Germany and Europe. These include the consistently innovative and patent-rich sectors of industrial automation, information technology, industrial supply, the forward-looking energy and environmental industries, and countless others. Hannover Messe is the world’s leading industrial trade fair and boasts the largest exhibition centre globally in what is simultaneously the world’s most important trade fair nation – a series of superlatives that underline the necessity of protecting trademark and product rights in Hanover.

Hanover as a Research Location also particularly at Risk

With nine higher education institutions and around 40,000 students as well as 10,000 university employees, Hanover ranks among the most significant centres for research and teaching in Germany. The tradition of the long-active universal genius Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz continues here. The proportion of employees in teaching and research per inhabitant is significantly higher than the national average and exceeds the figures of numerous other major university cities such as Leipzig or Berlin. Consequently, important scientific findings are generated daily in Hanover that are intended for industrial application. If they are stolen, in some cases years of research become obsolete or turn into an economic dead end.

The trademark experts of Kurtz Investigations Hanover assist in clarifying and proving violations of trademark and patent law: +49 511 2028 0016.

Pirated Copies and Plagiarism of Hanover Developments

Despite all your efforts, despite technical monitoring options and the activities of customs authorities, thousands of sometimes deceptively genuine counterfeits flood European markets every year. Everyone knows them: Bundesliga shirts on Turkish market stalls at bargain prices, Breitling, Rolex, Omega watches and many others sold for a few euros at local markets. Yet this is only the tip of the iceberg.

In all areas of copyright and patent law, copying occurs on a massive scale. Even at official German trade fairs, these pirated copies and plagiarised products are openly displayed for sale. German companies suffer losses amounting to billions, and German employees are deprived of their livelihoods.

Kurtz Detective Agency Hanover works closely with experts in trademark law. We deploy our specialists to identify product counterfeits and imitations. Subsequently, we investigate the distribution channels of these illegal goods and secure your claims for damages and injunctive relief. Let Kurtz Investigations Hanover support you in the fight against the theft of your intellectual property: +49 511 2028 0016.