About Investigative Consultants
The Investigative Consultants Team was created more than 30 years ago to form the largest network of trained and experienced private investigators that specialize in Intellectual Property investigations and enforcement.
Over the past three decades, our team has represented thousands of brand owners and countless attorneys in their Intellectual Property and investigative needs. Our members have played a vital role in the recovery of tens of billions of dollars worth of counterfeit and pirated products, and the equipment used in the manufacturing process. In addition, our investigators have been on the forefront of leading criminal investigations that have led to successful prosecutions. IC has received over 100 awards from various law enforcement agencies for our support in Illicit Trade & Counterfeiting matters.
The IC team possesses a proven record to completely handle a brand owner's investigative needs from beginning to end. IC is a full service investigative company that takes great pride in working closely with our clients to bring every investigation to a successful conclusion and fully protect Intellectual Property rights.
Investigative Consultants is operated under the direction of Kris Buckner.
Kris Buckner
President
Expertise
Investigative Consultants consists of some of the most experienced Intellectual Property investigators in the world.
IC Team members have years of extensive experience conducting Intellectual Property investigations, enforcement actions, and other efforts that affect corporations and the business community.
The members of our team have been an integral part of the Intellectual Property investigative and enforcement team for numerous world famous brand owners for over 30 years. Our investigators have had the experience of conducting complex, large scale, multi-national investigations that have led to the seizure of billions of dollars of counterfeit merchandise. Our team also has the experience and insight to deal with smaller organized groups of counterfeiters.
Below is a list of the fields in which we specialize:
- Brand Protection Programs
- Cease and Desist Investigations
- Criminal and Civil Enforcement
- Criminal & Civil Restitution Programs
- Evidence Solutions
- Pharmaceutical Investigations
- Undercover Operations
- Tobacco Investigations
- Expert Witnesses
- Online Investigations
- Law Enforcement Training Programs
- Open Source Intelligence (OSINT)
- Social Media Management & Enforcement
- Surveillance
- Organized Retail Crime
- Due Diligence
- Product Identification
- Special Event Enforcement
If you do not see a service that matches your organization's needs, please contact Investigative Consultants to see if we can accommodate your request.
Intellectual Property Services
Investigative Consultants conducts investigations and offers comprehensive solutions to protect the integrity of all brands. As a result of our investigations, billions of dollars worth of counterfeit merchandise has been seized, along with millions of dollars in manufacturing equipment.
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IC's investigators have extensive experience in a myriad of investigative fields. Our team has successfully solved all types of cases from multi-million dollar product theft cases involving high-level executives and warehouse workers, to the theft of trade secrets by disgruntled employees.
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Our team has assisted law enforcement agencies from all over the world. This experience has given us the knowledge and expertise to understand what a quality training program requires. Trainings equip law enforcement officials with knowledge to effectively pursue IP Crimes.
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