Replica products, counterfeit listings, fake storefronts and social accounts trading on your name across the Emirates. We detect them, remove them at the source, and escalate physical and legal action with UAE authorities and licensed local partners.
As one of the world's busiest trade and luxury markets, the UAE draws counterfeiters at scale. It also enforces hard: Dubai Customs alone seized more than 10 million counterfeit items in a single recent year. That enforcement machinery works best for rights holders who engage it actively, with evidence in hand. That's where we come in.
Seizure figure: Dubai Customs public reporting, 2024.
Fake products sold under your brand on marketplaces and social commerce.
Standalone sites replicating your shop, your imagery and your identity to fool buyers.
Impersonation profiles running scams, fake sales and giveaways in your name.
Misused logos, packaging and scent or product names that ride your reputation.
Unauthorised sellers and diverted stock undercutting your authorised channel.
Search and social ads driving buyers to counterfeit or clone destinations.
We act on behalf of the rights holder or their authorised agent. Online removal is immediate; physical and legal escalation is coordinated with the authorities. Windows are typical, not guaranteed.
We map the live counterfeit and clone footprint across marketplaces, social platforms, search and the open web.
Each infringement is documented with timestamped captures and seller records — the evidence authorities and platforms require.
IP and trademark complaints through each marketplace and social channel's rights-holder programme.
For clone sites, escalation to the host, CDN and registrar that actually control the storefront.
Where warranted, referral to Dubai Customs, the Department of Economy & Tourism and licensed legal partners for seizure and legal action.
Counterfeiters relist under new names. We keep scanning and re-file as part of the engagement.
Every engagement is scoped and priced on a short call — we review the actual footprint first.
CentricOwl acts on behalf of the rights holder or their authorised agent. Online takedowns are filed under the relevant platform and trademark procedures; physical seizures and litigation are conducted by UAE authorities and licensed local legal partners, whom we coordinate with and support with evidence. We enforce your rights — we don't substitute for the authorities who hold the enforcement power.
It significantly strengthens enforcement — a recorded mark unlocks customs seizure and the fastest administrative routes. We can act on clear infringement without it in many online cases, and we'll advise on registration where it materially helps.
Marketplace and social takedowns typically resolve in days through the rights-holder programmes. Clone sites depend on the host and registrar; we escalate until they're removed, and we monitor for relisting.
Seizure is carried out by UAE authorities — Dubai Customs and the Department of Economy & Tourism — not by us. We build the evidence and coordinate the referral with licensed legal partners so the authorities can act.
That's the norm, and it's why the retainer exists. Monitoring and re-takedown are part of ongoing protection rather than billed as new each time.
Yes — local brands are cloned just as aggressively and usually have no enforcement function of their own. The same process protects you.
Tell us your brand and we'll run an initial scan for active counterfeits and clones, and show you what we find — no obligation.