CopyGuardHQ runs counterfeit enforcement for Shopify Plus brands across the categories counterfeiters hit hardest.
Fashion is the most counterfeited category in ecommerce. Designs that trend get copied within weeks, and the fakes ride your exact...
Counterfeit beauty products are a safety problem, not just a revenue problem. Fakes with unknown ingredients trigger bad reviews, ...
Supplement counterfeits copy your label and fill the capsules with whatever is cheap. Buyers who feel nothing, or feel worse, blam...
Electronics knockoffs clone industrial design and packaging, then undercut on price with inferior components. The returns and safe...
Toy counterfeits spike around launches and holidays, exactly when your real sales peak. Fakes skip safety testing, and the one-sta...
Home and kitchen products are knocked off at scale by factory networks that list the same item across dozens of seller accounts. S...
Jewelry fakes copy your photography and pass off plated replicas as your quality. The category converts on images, which makes ima...
Pet product counterfeits clone packaging and trade on the trust owners place in your brand. Fakes in this category create safety s...
A marker embedded in or printed on the file, unique to each recipient, that survives normal use. If a copy surfaces, the marker identifies which issued copy it came from. Visible marks deter; invisible marks identify, and using both is common.
Yes. Marketplaces and file platforms accept rights reports for design files, artwork, and patterns just as they do for physical listings. Speed matters because files replicate quickly once posted, so monitor the major file platforms by product name.
Yes, with specifics: permitted uses, no subcontractor sharing without approval, return or destruction at contract end, and consequences for misuse. A generic confidentiality clause rarely covers file handling in the detail a dispute needs.
For multi component products, usually yes. Each supplier receives what their part requires. It adds coordination work, but it means no single leak hands over the complete product, which is the outcome that does real damage.