Targeted actor search
Stores and accounts linked to a specific seller, account or group of domains are searched.
For questions that go beyond a standard scan.
Authex custom research is a research solution that investigates a seller network, social media accounts or a domain cluster outside the scope of standard scans, on request, and reports the findings with their sources. The report contains the main findings and recommendations; the brand's team or its lawyer decides on the next step.
Overview
What is custom research?
Custom research is a targeted investigation of a single question that regular scans do not answer. Whether other stores stand behind a seller, which channels a product is sold through, or who owns a group of domains are the kind of questions it covers.
A research starts with free-text instructions that name the target seller, account, addresses or keywords. Authex's AI planner breaks the request into steps, runs scanning tools such as marketplace, social media and domain scans, and evaluates the results.
The results come together in a report with the main findings, risk areas and recommendations. The report lists up to 50 sources with their address, title, platform and a short excerpt, and is prepared in Turkish or English.
Custom research works alongside the regular monitoring solutions. When a seller, account or domain keeps coming back in marketplace, social media or domain scans, its presence on other channels can be examined in a single research.
Scope
What can be researched?
A research is defined by free-text instructions; questions about a seller network, social media accounts, domains or brand use fall within its scope.
- Seller network
- Social media
- Domain
- Trademark
Detection
What it catches.
Links across sources
Results from marketplaces, social media and domains are combined in one research.
Reported outcome
The research ends with a report of key findings, risk areas and recommendations.
Evidence
What is in the research report?
- Key findings and risk areas
- Up to 50 sources: address, title, platform and a short excerpt
- Recommendations
- Report in Turkish or English
Process
How does it work?
The request is written
The topic, target and sources are entered as instructions.
The research is planned
An AI planner breaks the request into steps.
Sources are scanned
Scanning tools such as marketplace, social media and domain scans run, and the results are evaluated.
The report is compiled
Main findings, risk areas and recommendations are reported with their sources.
Who it is for
Who is it for?
Manufacturers
Manufacturers who want to see where a counterfeit comes from or the seller network behind it bring scattered findings together in one report.
Exporters
Exporters who want to examine which channels sell their products in a given country.
Sellers
Brands who want to see how a recurring counterfeit store links to other accounts and domains.
Lawyers and trademark attorneys
Lawyers who want an overview of the other side's online presence before a report or a lawsuit.
FAQ
Questions about Custom Research
Does custom research replace legal advice?
Custom research reports findings and recommendations with their sources. The legal assessment and the decision on the next step belong to the brand's team or its lawyer.
What should a research request include?
The question to answer, the target seller, account or domain, any known addresses, keywords and the platforms to scan. The clearer the request, the more focused the plan.
Does a research repeat on a schedule?
Custom research is a one-off request; ongoing monitoring uses the scans of the relevant solution.
Can my lawyer use the report?
Yes. The report brings together the main findings, recommendations and source addresses, and your lawyer can use it in their assessment. For a platform report, the evidence file is prepared from the findings of the relevant monitoring solution.
Guides
Related guides.
How to detect counterfeit sellers: which signals to watch on marketplaces and social media
The signals that give away a counterfeit seller on marketplaces and social media, how to document them and when to go to the platform or to a lawyer.
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What is the penalty for selling counterfeit goods in Türkiye? Articles 29 and 30 of the Industrial Property Law
In Türkiye, selling counterfeit goods carries one to three years in prison and a judicial fine under Article 30 of Law No. 6769. The brand owner's routes.
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The first meeting reviews your brand, sales channels and the risks you face, and recommends a monitoring scope.
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