Scraping Images for Intellectual Property Protection

In today’s knowledge-based and globalized economy, a company’s intellectual property assets form a great deal of business value. And while the internet has opened enormous opportunities for businesses to communicate their brand messages, it also created a fertile ground for intellectual property abuse.

According to the EU Intellectual Property Office report, in 2016, the magnitude of international trade in counterfeit products reached almost USD 509 billion, constituting up to 3.3 % of world trade. Businesses cannot entirely rely on standard legal precautionary measures to battle brand abuse online but search for proactive intellectual property monitoring and protection solutions.

Get this whitepaper to learn:

• Why is intellectual property protection crucial

• How can intellectual property be infringed

• Ways that image scraping can help companies protect their intellectual property

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