7 Reasons to make an Evidentiary Buy

7 Reason to make an Evidentiary Buy / Test Purchase
The obvious reason to make an Evidentiary Buy / Test Purchase would be to verify that a product is Counterfeit or Inringing. Here are 7 other reason why an Evidentiary Buy / Test Purchase can be valuable.
HERE ARE THE 7 THINGS YOU CAN DISCOVER WHEN MAKING AN EVIDENTIARY BUY
1) Track the package and develop a shipping address that is often a physical address (this will also tell you if the product shipped from outside the country) RECENT example
2) Facilitate communication with the subject to get more information on the infringing product like quantities, availability, lead times, product specs, and pricing.
3) Locate an email address for service of a cease and desist notice
4) Product identification and testing. If you are looking to test a product to determine claims being made or how a product is made or what components it contains an evidentidiary buy is great way to do this… An example FOOD, SUPPLEMENTS
5) Determine if a seller will sell into the US if they are in China or Europe. By attempting to make an evidentiary buy you can quickly learn of the subject will sell and ship into the US.
6) Obtain financial information from the seller. When a purchase is made via credit card, check, wire or other electronic transfer you can obtain further information the true name of the company processing the charge and potentially identify bank accounts
7) Many courts have agreed that if you make an evidentiary buys and the seller ships into a jurisdiction this creates venue for a lawsuit.
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