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If a person or a company has created an original work (e.g. a photograph) or has acquired the exclusive right of use, he or she may determine solely who uses the work and how it is used. The protection of copyright complements trademark protection on the online marketplaces. 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These can be, for example, product images as well as high-quality campaign images. The retailers use these pictures to give their appearance seriousness and to improve the online appearance supposedly free of charge.</p></div></div></div></div><div class="s-content-section bg-black"><div class="s-container"><div class="s-cta-wrap"><h2 class="s-h3 center">Find out how product counterfeiters damage your business</h2><p class="s-paragraph center">Book a free analysis by our experts now</p><a href="/request-check" class="s-button-large-secondary w-button">Request free analysis</a></div></div></div><div class="s-content-section"><div class="s-container"><div class="w-layout-grid s-grid-2col-tablet-bp"><div id="w-node-_07111702-5c37-fdab-6f5a-d9d156f286fc-a2fc7946" data-w-id="07111702-5c37-fdab-6f5a-d9d156f286fc" style="opacity:0" class="s-div-feature-text"><h2 class="s-h3">Our solution: reverse image search</h2><p class="s-paragraph blue-border">Through our reverse image search, which is based on machine learning, we find copies of product and campaign images on every online marketplace. However, not only 1:1 duplicates, but also modified or cropped variants of the original work are detected. In addition to anti-counterfeiting and brand protection, we offer full protection of a brand on online marketplaces with copyright. </p></div><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/5e382b8984bb964f58497b28/5eb9b28315671c96cb032d82_scanning.svg" style="opacity:0" data-w-id="07111702-5c37-fdab-6f5a-d9d156f28701" id="w-node-_07111702-5c37-fdab-6f5a-d9d156f28701-a2fc7946" alt="" class="s-image-feature"></div></div></div><div class="s-content-section bg-black"><div class="s-container"><div class="s-cta-wrap"><h2 class="s-h2 center"><strong>EU-wide, annual losses of up to 60 billion euros are connected to trademark infringement and product piracy.</strong></h2><a href="/request-check" class="s-button-large-secondary w-button">Request free analysis</a></div></div></div><div class="s-content-section"><div class="s-container"><h2 class="s-h3 center">We protect your products and your brand</h2><p class="s-paragraph center"><span>Sentryc stands for automated brand and product protection made in Germany. With our passion and experience, we track down product pirates wherever they are up to mischief on online marketplaces and social networks. We consider ourselves guardians for your branded products, your trading partners, and your customers.</span></p><div class="w-layout-grid grid-5"><div id="w-node-_628235c5-b04a-7458-58a7-341e4fb9775b-4fb97753" data-w-id="628235c5-b04a-7458-58a7-341e4fb9775b" class="div-block-44"><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/5e382b8984bb964f58497b28/5eb7c9b6631a1e914316178b_computer_small.svg" alt=""><h3 class="s-h4 center">Customized & individual</h3><p class="s-paragraph-small center">With our risk analysis, you always get an individually tailored offer with <strong>recommendations from our experts</strong>. 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Whether you have questions or need a new Health Check:<strong> transparency, loyalty and agility</strong> are our guiding values.</p></div><div id="w-node-_628235c5-b04a-7458-58a7-341e4fb97776-4fb97753" data-w-id="628235c5-b04a-7458-58a7-341e4fb97776" class="div-block-44"><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/5e382b8984bb964f58497b28/5eb7c9b78b63032106411191_made-in-germany_small.svg" alt=""><h3 class="s-h4 center">Made in Germany</h3><p class="s-paragraph-small center">Made in Germany stands not only for special <strong>quality </strong>and great <strong>reliability</strong>, but also for <strong>safety standards and GDPR </strong>conformity.</p></div></div></div></div><section id="cards-section" class="s-content-section"><div class="s-container w-container"><h2 class="s-h2 center">Current industry news</h2><div class="s-industry-news-div weglot-exclude" data-wg-notranslate=""><div class="w-dyn-list"><div role="list" class="w-dyn-items w-row"><div role="listitem" class="s-collection-item-industry w-dyn-item w-col w-col-4"><div class="s-news-picture-wrap"><img height="200" alt="" src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/5e382b8984bb966f0a497b40/5eb827c289e6e167a2bf7b6d_customs-mothers-day-perfume.jpg" class="image-8"></div><div class="s-news-headline-wrap"><h3 class="s-h4 center">$1.7 Million In Counterfeit Perfume Seized Ahead Of Mother's Day</h3></div><a href="#" class="s-newstag w-button">Counterfeiting</a><a href="#" class="s-newstag w-button">Beauty</a><a href="#" class="s-newstag w-dyn-bind-empty w-button"></a><div class="s-news-text-wrap"><p class="s-paragraph-small">Customs officers in Miami have seized $1.7 million in counterfeit perfume from China that could have been sold as Mother's Day gifts.</p></div><a href="https://patch.com/florida/miami/1-7-million-counterfeit-perfume-seized-ahead-mothers-day" target="_blank" class="s-button-medium-teritiary w-button">Artikel lesen ➝</a></div><div role="listitem" class="s-collection-item-industry w-dyn-item w-col w-col-4"><div class="s-news-picture-wrap"><img height="200" alt="" src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/5e382b8984bb966f0a497b40/5eb828408b63037a274371b2_amazonde-schwarze-liste.jpg" class="image-8"></div><div class="s-news-headline-wrap"><h3 class="s-h4 center">US-Handelsbeauftragter setzt Amazon-Marktplätze auf Schwarze Liste</h3></div><a href="#" class="s-newstag w-button">Marketplaces</a><a href="#" class="s-newstag w-button">Counterfeiting</a><a href="#" class="s-newstag w-dyn-bind-empty w-button"></a><div class="s-news-text-wrap"><p class="s-paragraph-small">Amazons Marktplätze sind teils ein Hort für gefälschte Waren – der Handelsbeauftragte der USA brandmarkt diese daher in fünf Ländern...</p></div><a href="https://www.amazon-watchblog.de/kritik/2141-amazon-marktplaetze-schwarze-liste.html" target="_blank" class="s-button-medium-teritiary w-button">Artikel lesen ➝</a></div><div role="listitem" class="s-collection-item-industry w-dyn-item w-col w-col-4"><div class="s-news-picture-wrap"><img height="200" alt="" src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/5e382b8984bb966f0a497b40/5ebe5beaeb183b0f84285eab_hk-logo-footer-data.jpg" class="image-8"></div><div class="s-news-headline-wrap"><h3 class="s-h4 center">Studie zur weltweiten Produktpiraterie</h3></div><a href="#" class="s-newstag w-button">Counterfeiting</a><a href="#" class="s-newstag w-button">Market Research</a><a href="#" class="s-newstag w-dyn-bind-empty w-button"></a><div class="s-news-text-wrap"><p class="s-paragraph-small">79 Prozent der Unternehmen werden mehrmals im Jahr Opfer von Produktfälschungen.</p></div><a href="https://www.hk24.de/produktmarken/beratung-service/innovation/ipc-innovations-patent-centrum/schutzrechte/produktpiraterie/studie-weltweite-produktpiraterie-1166506" target="_blank" class="s-button-medium-teritiary w-button">Artikel lesen ➝</a></div></div></div></div></div></section><footer id="footer" class="footer"><div class="w-layout-grid s-grid-footer"><div class="s-footer-block s-bg-light-blue"><div class="s-h4">No customer yet? 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