Brand Protection
Our Directors have over 40 years combined experience in the private sector, primarily protecting the brand and representing the interests of the recording industry worldwide. They also have over 40 years combined experience in law enforcement, managing complex cases at a national and international level.
Test Purchasing
Also known as ‘sample purchasing’, ‘trap purchasing’, ‘evidentiary test buying’ and ‘covert test purchasing’.
We operate an extensive covert infrastructure including natural cover facilities (NCF’s), enabling our investigators to conduct both evidential and non-evidential purchases across the globe.
Investigation
Professional investigations are our core business, e have extensive experience managing complex and high level criminal investigations both nationally and internationally and all investigations comply with the Police and Criminal Evidence Act, Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act, the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act and relevant territorial legislation and regulations.
Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT)
FUSION 85 has built an industry leading in-house analytical team. Training and deploying bespoke Brand Protection Analysts with the highest standards, comparable to those found within the best military/civil intelligence teams and offering clients access to a collective of capabilities.
B2B & B2C Marketplace Crawling
Automated crawling of the traditional online B2B & B2C marketplaces has been a FUSION 85 staple for a long time. In recent years, monitoring and detecting infringing product listings has become increasingly challenging, with infringers more and more regularly avoiding online marketplaces.
Market Surveys
We provide a range of ‘boutique’ tailored solutions for our clients. Our surveys, research and monitoring can be conducted both ‘online’ as well as ‘on the ground’ and both are supported by our covert infrastructure and natural cover facilities, often enabling us to deliver where others simply fail.
Surveillance
Surveillance remains a valuable investigative resource. Our experienced professionals deliver outstanding results with professionalism and transparency, ensuring that at all times the information gained is collected with integrity, legally and in accordance with the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (RIPA) and the Human Rights Act.
Litigation Support
Litigation is a fundamental component of many brand protection strategies. We provide a wide range of support services to external and in-house counsel, we are able to work independently or in conjunction with other stakeholders acting at all times with transparency in order to meets the criteria and objectives set.
Domain Monitoring & Examination
FUSION 85 have devoted considerable R&D effort towards developing a bespoke near real-time automated domain detection and monitoring capability. This solution, in conjunction with our domain investigation toolsets and analytical team, provides clients with a complete capability.
Intelligence Database Creation & Management
FUSION 85 has experience building, managing, training, and fully utilising intelligence databases. Ranging from i2 iBase at the top end of budgets to smaller scale more affordable solutions. The intelligence database is an often overlooked but critical resource.
Fusion-i Brand Portal
FUSION-i is our innovative brand protection portal. FUSION-i is a cost-effective web crawling solution, enabling us to search and identify illicit content such as counterfeit goods, stolen property and infringing digital content. Search results are filtered using industry-leading technology to help both small and large teams reduce manual based tasks, thereby increasing results and productivity.