TRADEMARK MANAGEMENT LIMITED

What TRADEMARK MANAGEMENT LIMITED does

Trademark Management Limited is a US-based brand protection services firm founded in 1993 and headquartered in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. The company provides investigation, enforcement, and data collection services to enterprise trademark holders facing counterfeit merchandise, unauthorized trademark use, and impostor brand activity. Its service portfolio is organized around three core pillars — Investigate, Enforce, and Collect — supplemented by its long-standing administration of the CAPS (Coalition to Advance the Protection of Sports logos) program, which centralizes joint civil and criminal enforcement efforts for major US sports leagues and collegiate licensing bodies.

The company's underlying technology consists of a proprietary cloud-based case management database that provides clients with 24-hour real-time remote access to case files, enforcement actions, and quantitative program metrics. Underlying this software is an operational network of federal and state law enforcement contacts built over 33+ years, which has produced cumulative outcomes of 26,235 cases closed, 1,532,689 enforcement actions taken, 8,945,237 counterfeit products recovered, and 9,530 officers trained.

Revenue is generated through professional services on a quote-based, multi-year contract structure tailored to individual client needs. The go-to-market is sales-led and direct, with leads submitted via website contact forms. The customer base is concentrated in enterprise-tier US sports licensing organizations (NBA, NFL, MLB, NHL, Collegiate Licensing Company) participating in the CAPS coalition, alongside a broader addressable market of enterprise brands with registered trademarks. Pricing is not publicly disclosed. The company operates as a privately-held LLC, described internally as a 'family-concept business,' with no disclosed funding, no public listing, and no evidence of external investment or parent company ownership.

Name

TRADEMARK MANAGEMENT LIMITED

Legal name

Trademark Management LLC

Website

https://trademarkmanagement.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Trademark Management Limited is a US-based brand protection firm founded in 1993 that provides investigation, enforcement, and data collection services to enterprise trademark holders, and has administered the CAPS sports-logo enforcement coalition for major US leagues for over 28 years.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Brand Protection Services

akta.pro primary industry

Trademark Prosecution & Brand Protection (BPAHAMAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Sports Licensing, Merchandising & Retail Programs Management (MPAKAKAH)

Keywords

• Brand protection services
• Trademark enforcement
• Anti-counterfeiting investigations
• Sports IP protection
• Trademark case management

Headquarters

HQ city

Coeur D'alene

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Brand Protection Services: Full-service brand protection and trademark enforcement services including investigation, enforcement actions, and data collection. Services can be provided as full-service protection or ad hoc enforcement as needed.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Trademark Management provides professional brand protection and trademark enforcement services to enterprise brand owners, organized around three service pillars: Investigate (investigations and law enforcement coordination), Enforce (customized civil/criminal enforcement actions against counterfeiters and trademark infringers), and Collect (a proprietary cloud-based case management and reporting platform). The firm also administers the CAPS (Coalition to Advance the Protection of Sports logos) program, centralizing joint enforcement for major U.S. sports leagues and collegiate licensing.

Product overview

Trademark Management offers a unified brand protection platform organized around three core service pillars—Investigate, Enforce, and Collect—supplemented by their administration of the CAPS (Coalition to Advance the Protection of Sports logos) program. The Investigate service provides professional investigation capabilities with law enforcement partnerships; the Enforce service delivers customized brand enforcement solutions; and the Collect service offers a proprietary cloud database for real-time case management and reporting. The CAPS program specifically serves major sports intellectual property holders (NBA, NFL, MLB, NHL, Collegiate Licensing Company) by centralizing their joint enforcement efforts for counterfeit detection and removal.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Investigate
• Enforce
• Collect
• CAPS (Coalition to Advance the Protection of Sports logos)

Quantifiable outcome

• 26,235 cases closed
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• CAPS (Coalition to Advance the Protection of Sports logos)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTrademark Management has served as the Administrator of the CAPS program for over 28 years. CAPS is a coalition that centralizes joint enforcement efforts of its members for civil and criminal enforcement purposes. Members include Collegiate Licensing Company, LLC, Major League Baseball Properties, LLC, NBA Properties, Inc., NFL Properties LLC, and NHL Enterprises, L.P.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Corsearch: Corsearch offers brand and trademark protection services including online brand enforcement, anti-counterfeiting, and IP monitoring. Directly comparable in serving enterprise rights-holders with trademark enforcement and brand protection programs.
• Authentix: Authentix delivers authentication and brand protection solutions including anti-counterfeiting technologies and investigative services. Directly comparable to TM in serving brand owners seeking to detect and suppress counterfeit goods.
• Red Points: Red Points is a SaaS-driven brand protection platform that detects and removes counterfeit and infringing listings online. Directly comparable in targeting enterprise brand-protection buyers, though with a more software-centric delivery model than TM's human-led approach.
• Yellow Brand Protection: Yellow Brand Protection offers online and offline brand protection, including anti-counterfeiting investigations and enforcement. Directly comparable to TM's Investigate/Enforce/Collect stack for enterprise clients fighting counterfeit goods.
• Pointer Brand Protection: Pointer Brand Protection specializes in counterfeit detection, test purchasing, and enforcement on marketplaces and social platforms. Directly comparable as a specialist brand-protection services firm competing for similar enterprise RFPs.
• OpSec Security: OpSec Security provides brand protection, anti-counterfeiting, and authentication solutions to global brands. Directly comparable to Trademark Management in delivering investigative and enforcement services against counterfeit goods for enterprise IP holders.
• Incopro: Incopro (now part of Corsearch) provides online brand protection, anti-counterfeiting, and IP enforcement software and services. Comparable to TM's enforcement offering, with stronger software emphasis and overlap in sports and luxury verticals.

Emerging players

• MarqVision: MarqVISION is an AI-driven brand protection platform focused on detecting and removing counterfeits and pirated content for brands and creators. Comparable in serving enterprise brand-protection buyers, but positioned as a tech-forward emerging alternative to traditional investigation-led firms like TM.

Broad incumbents

• MarkMonitor (Clarivate): MarkMonitor, now part of Clarivate, is a large-scale brand protection and domain management provider serving global enterprises. Comparable as an incumbent competitor in the same brand protection space, though operating as part of a much broader IP portfolio.
• CSC (formerly NetNames): CSC provides brand protection, domain management, and anti-piracy services as part of a broader corporate services suite. Comparable to TM's enforcement capabilities but embedded within a much larger diversified business services platform.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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