U.S.-based National Trademark Investigations and Hong Kong-based
I-OnAsia align to combat counterfeiting and piracy on behalf of
brand owners from source to sale
LOS ANGELES, Calif. and HONG KONG, Feb. 18
/PRNewswire-Asia/ -- National Trademark Investigations, a
California-based provider of professional investigative services
for trademark professionals and brand owners in the United States,
and I-OnAsia Ltd., a full service global investigations and
security consultancy based in Hong Kong, today announced a
strategic alliance through which the two organizations will provide
aligned services to track and combat counterfeiting and
intellectual property infringement worldwide.
I-OnAsia provides expertise and services to
businesses needing security and business risk expertise in Asia,
with particular capabilities in China. National Trademark
Investigations (NTI) serves the brand interests of organizations
operating in the United States. Both firms have extensive
experience in the investigation and disruption of counterfeiting
and channel diversion, both in the American and Chinese domestic
markets and internationally.
"I-OnAsia and NTI are organized to respond to emerging
issues. Together, with resources located throughout the world, we
can have someone on the ground to address supply chain or
infringement issues within just hours," said James Tunkey, I-OnAsia
partner and chief operating officer. "Our alliance with NTI extends
both organizations' reach, meaning we will be able to more quickly
identify issues and trace them throughout a global supply
chain."
"I-OnAsia's investigators are resourceful and
responsive, and have a reputation for delivering high quality
services that help identify and control the risks associated with
global business," said NTI vice president Tim Santoni. "As two
organizations with shared values and competencies, we can provide a
new level of intelligence to our clients, including quickly linking
domestic infringement to actionable remedies up to and including
the source of production."
The alliance intends to enhance both companies'
abilities to serve the needs of intellectual property owners by
sharing information that will both remove infringing goods from
distribution in the United States, through actions such as
court-authorized civil and criminal seizures, and to seek similar
simultaneous remedies to stop further counterfeit or pirated goods
at their point of manufacture.
More information on the companies' capabilities can
be found at their respective web sites, www.ionasia.com.hk
and http://www.nationaltrademarkinvestigations.com .
About I-OnAsia
I-OnAsia Ltd. is a full service global
investigations and security consultancy company, founded in Hong
Kong in 2001. We are a private company independent from any
other interests. We provide a wide range of strategic and
tactical services to our clients located all over the world.
I-OnAsia offers a comprehensive range of services in the following
main areas: background checks on individuals and companies, due
diligence services on partners, vendors and business relationships,
brand protection and intellectual property, market and business
intelligence, investigations and surveillance, asset tracing and
security, safety and consultancy services. If you have any inquiry,
please contact us at http://www.ionasia.com.hk or by phone +852 2896
4489.
About National Trademark Investigations
National Trademark Investigations, founded in
1980, provides trademark usage, acquisition, compliance and
infringement investigations to brand owners and trademark
professionals. The firm specializes in anonymous specimen
acquisition for anti-counterfeiting efforts, including documented
chain of custody control, and the anonymous negotiation and
acquisition of Internet domain names. They may be contacted at
www.nationaltrademarkinvestigations.com or by phone,
+1 949 900-3435 (toll free from within the United States:
1-800-498-1097).
For More Information, Contact:
Scott Rutherford
Director of Marketing
National Trademark Investigations
[email protected]
Tel: +1-949-900-3435
Glenn Tracey
Managing Director I-OnAsia, Ltd.
[email protected]
Tel: +852-2896-4489
SOURCE I-OnAsia Ltd.