Document counterfeits and infringement — before takedown removes the trail.
Counterfeit listings, copycat shops, brandjacked profiles, copied descriptions — they vanish or change the moment a complaint lands. GetProofAnchor preserves the infringement at the moment you observed it as a takedown-ready Evidence ZIP and a citable Proof ID, anchored in four independent integrity layers — ready for marketplace VeRO, Brand Registry, UDRP, DSA Article 16, or counsel — with a deterministic verifier outcome: Match / Modified.
Self-contained Evidence ZIP designed to attach to VeRO, Brand Registry, UDRP, and DSA Article 16 notice-and-action submissions.
Evidence remains verifiable even after the listing, shop, or domain is removed by the platform.
Public Proof ID URL your counsel can cite in cease-and-desist letters or UDRP complaints — readers verify it themselves.
What this is: an evidence-preservation workflow for IP-infringement and anti-counterfeiting work — fast capture (public + behind-login), four-layer cryptographic integrity, EU-qualified timestamp, Bitcoin anchor, and a takedown-ready Evidence ZIP designed for marketplace programs, UDRP, DSA Article 16, and cease-and-desist actions.
What this is not: a takedown service, a trademark-monitoring crawler, or legal advice. Evidence preservation is one piece of the brand-protection workflow — the takedown decision and legal strategy belong to your IP counsel.
Built for the moment you find the infringement — capture before it disappears, package for takedown, preserve for litigation.
Public URL via the dashboard, or behind-login content (private seller dashboards, paid B2B catalogs, restricted reseller portals) via the browser extension — exactly as the infringement appeared.
Self-contained bundle: full-page screenshot + captured DOM + extracted text + capture metadata + SHA-256 manifest + hash chain entries + Bitcoin OpenTimestamps receipt + eIDAS qualified-timestamp kit + bilingual verification README. Designed to attach to a takedown form or counsel's case file as a single ZIP.
Attach the ZIP to the marketplace VeRO / Brand Registry / DSA Article 16 form. Cite the Proof ID URL in cease-and-desist letters and UDRP complaints. Verification is deterministic: Match (intact) or Modified (per-layer report). Fully offline if needed.
What brand-protection teams capture with GetProofAnchor
Built around the listings, profiles, and pages that disappear or shift the moment a takedown notice lands.
Amazon, eBay, AliExpress, Temu, Shein, Etsy, Vinted, Allegro — listings selling fake or unauthorized products that get edited or relisted under new IDs the moment a notice arrives.
Fake official-store domains, look-alike webshops, infringing landing pages — captured with full URL, DOM, and screenshot before the operator pulls the site.
Impersonating Instagram, Facebook, X, TikTok, LinkedIn profiles using your trademark or imagery; sponsored ads using protected marks — preserved at the moment of detection.
Resellers outside authorized channels, listings below MAP/MFP, gray-market goods, parallel imports — captured with seller identity, price, and listing claims for distributor or channel enforcement.
Copied product descriptions, stolen images and lookbooks, lifted marketing copy, counterfeit catalogs — preserved with side-by-side capture for IP counsel.
Typosquatting domains, cybersquatted variants, infringing landing pages, parked-domain ads using protected marks — captured for UDRP and ICANN dispute filings.
Why this evidence holds up under takedown disputes and litigation
Marketplace counter-notices, UDRP responses, and IP litigation all probe the same weakness: a screenshot is one party's word against another. GetProofAnchor wraps every capture in four independent integrity layers, each independently verifiable by the marketplace adjudicator, UDRP panelist, or court — with no need to trust the brand-protection team or GetProofAnchor itself.
Every file in the Evidence ZIP has its hash recorded in manifest.json. Editing a single byte — even reformatting whitespace — fails the integrity check at the marketplace, panel, or court.
Each capture is part of a global SHA-256 chain. Each entry contains the hash of the previous one, so inserting or modifying any past entry breaks the chain mathematically — providing a verifiable sequence of every captured listing or version.
The chain head is anchored to the Bitcoin blockchain. Once confirmed, the timestamp is preserved by the entire Bitcoin network — independent of GetProofAnchor and of any marketplace involved in the dispute.
RFC 3161 timestamp from an EU-qualified Trust Service Provider (currently SK ID Solutions, Estonia). Recognized as legal-grade proof of existence at a point in time under Regulation (EU) 910/2014 — the recognized time anchor for EU/EEA brand-protection actions.
All four layers PASS → the takedown evidence is cryptographically intact, not just well-presented. Any layer FAILS → modification is detected, with a per-layer report showing exactly which one was tampered with — a counter-notice claiming “the screenshot is fake” becomes a deterministic technical question.
Why marketplace takedowns reject thin evidence
Marketplace VeRO programs, Brand Registry adjudicators, UDRP panelists, and DSA Article 16 reviewers all see the same pattern: a brand sends a screenshot, the seller files a counter-notice claiming the image is edited or the listing was different, and the platform punts. Without an integrity mechanism and an independent time anchor, the brand's evidence is one assertion against another. Cryptographic integrity replaces credibility with verifiability — and turns the platform's review from a credibility weighing into a deterministic check.
Evidence ZIP includes a SHA-256 manifest of every file. Subsequent edits — text, screenshot pixels, file replacement, even JSON whitespace reformatting — become mathematically detectable. Counter-notices claiming the evidence is doctored are testable, not arguable.
Each capture gets two independent time anchors: an eIDAS qualified timestamp (legally recognized in EU/EEA) and a Bitcoin OpenTimestamps anchor (preserved by the Bitcoin network). When the seller's counter-notice claims the listing was different at the time of complaint, both anchors independently fix the “when”.
A standardized, self-contained bundle of around 24 files (format: getproofanchor-evidence-1). Designed to attach to marketplace takedown forms, UDRP filings, DSA Article 16 submissions, cease-and-desist correspondence — or be handed to IP counsel for litigation prep — and verifiable independently of GetProofAnchor.
- manifest.json — the integrity baseline — SHA-256 hash of every other file in the package
- proof.json — main record — Proof ID, source URL, final URL, capture time, SHA-256 fingerprints, eIDAS status, Bitcoin anchor info
- screenshot.png — full-page screenshot at capture time (the listing/site/profile exactly as it appeared at the moment of detection)
- page.html + content.txt — captured DOM/HTML and extracted plain-text content — including hidden product attributes, structured-data markup, and seller metadata not visible in the screenshot
- capture/capture_meta.json — forensic capture metadata — engine, viewport, scroll, consent dialogs auto-handled — the takedown-grade chain of custody
- chain/* — append-only hash chain entries linking this proof to the global chain of all captures — supporting versioned timeline arguments
- anchor/anchor_receipt.ots — binary OpenTimestamps receipt with the Bitcoin merkle path — verifiable against any Bitcoin node
- timestamp/* — complete eIDAS qualified-timestamp kit — RFC 3161 token, TSA certificate chain, frozen EU Trusted List snapshot, verification report
- report.pdf — human-readable Evidence Report PDF — formatted summary suitable for the takedown form, counsel's case file, or panel submission
- README.md — bilingual (EN + CS) verification guide with copy-paste commands using python3, openssl, ots — marketplace, panelist, or counsel reproduces the verification independently
For a file-by-file walkthrough see the Evidence ZIP — every file inside tutorial.
eIDAS qualified timestamp — what it adds to a takedown
Every GetProofAnchor capture receives an RFC 3161 timestamp from an EU-qualified Trust Service Provider. This is not a marketing label — it has specific legal meaning under Regulation (EU) 910/2014 (eIDAS) and gives brand-protection evidence a defensible time anchor in the EU and EEA, recognized independently by marketplaces operating in the EU, UDRP panelists, courts, and DSA Article 16 reviewers.
Currently SK ID Solutions AS (Estonia), listed on the EU Trusted List as a Qualified Trust Service Provider.
Recognized in EU/EEA courts and regulatory proceedings as proof of existence at the timestamped moment — including DSA Article 16 reviews and trademark-court actions where contemporaneous evidence is the central question.
The full TSA certificate chain and a frozen snapshot of the EU Trusted List are inside the ZIP — verification works offline, even years later when IP litigation reaches discovery, even if the TSA later ceases operation.
Common questions from brand-protection teams
Direct answers to the questions we hear most often. Tap to expand.
How does this help with marketplace takedown programs (VeRO, Brand Registry, IPR Center)?
Can I use this for UDRP, DSA Article 16, or cease-and-desist filings?
What happens when the infringing listing gets taken down before I capture it?
Can I capture content behind login (private seller profiles, paid B2B portals, restricted catalogs)?
How do I document seller identity, pricing changes, and listing edits over time?
Will the evidence still verify for our litigation team years after the takedown?
Reference material
Deeper reading for brand-protection teams, IP counsel, and the marketplace or panel reviewers receiving your Evidence ZIP:
How GetProofAnchor works — capture, trust stack, Evidence ZIP, verification
How to create a proof from a URL — Dashboard + Browser Widget
Evidence ZIP — every file inside, offline-verifiable
How to verify evidence — Proof ID, ZIP, online & offline
Document infringement before the takedown removes the trail
Takedown-ready, tamper-evident IP evidence with cryptographic integrity, EU-qualified timestamp, and a Bitcoin anchor. Ready for marketplace VeRO, Brand Registry, UDRP, DSA Article 16, and counsel.