Policing the Internet for Domain and Trademark abuse

The Internet has led to a sharp increase in problems for brand owners, large and small, from cybersquatting and domain name hijacking to the sale of infringing goods on unscrupulous sites and straight fraud.

One of the biggest problems stems from the international and often anonymous nature of the internet. It is a simple process to register a domain in a foreign country to circumvent the laws of the owner's 'home' country. From this anonymous position one individual can trade off another's hard earned reputation, spread malicious rumours, and even hold a company to ransom.

.com investigations™ is a specialist service offered by Carratu to protect and enhance today's international business community on the Internet.The skills of the specialist .com investigators™ is not however limited to the Internet: newsgroups, chatrooms and both message and bulletin boards have all been investigated to uncover evidence of a variety of infringements and misdemeanours.