Evidence Preservation & Investigation

Trademark disputes are won and lost on evidence of use — what appeared on a website, a product listing, a storefront, or a social media page, and when. That evidence is uniquely fragile. A competitor who learns of a dispute can quietly revise a webpage, delete a listing, or backdate a claim, and the internet's memory is shorter than most people assume. The time to preserve the record is before the other side knows anyone is looking.

We build that record methodically: timestamped captures of websites, social media accounts, and marketplace listings; archival research establishing what appeared online and when; domain registration histories; and business-entity and corporate filing records that anchor a timeline of first use. The result is an organized evidentiary record with a preservation memorandum documenting how, when, and from where each item was captured — prepared so it can support demand correspondence, USPTO submissions, and settlement negotiations.

Evidence preservation rarely stands alone. It is the foundation for enforcement letters, letters of protest, and opposition proceedings — and it is most valuable when done early, before positions harden and pages change. Like all of our services, preservation and investigation work is quoted as a flat fee before work begins.