Industrial Espionage in Stuttgart-Based Companies – Corporate Detectives for Clarification and Prevention

Products made in Stuttgart are used all over the world. The export rate stands at 73 per cent, which is considerably higher than the average export rate of Germany, the so-called “export world champion” (41 per cent). Companies whose products attract such strong international interest also have many rivals and competitors eager to emulate them. For many, the fastest and most cost-effective way to achieve this is not through their own research and development efforts, but through industrial espionage, aimed at neutralising a competitor’s knowledge and technological lead that has been painstakingly built up over years.

Competition Violations by Rivals

Breaches of competition law can take many forms: plagiarism through copyright, trademark and patent infringements; general theft of ideas; misleading advertising; covert poaching of employees despite non-compete clauses, and so on. In a city like Stuttgart, shaped by major technological achievements and an outstanding research landscape, there is an exceptionally large amount of intellectual property worthy of protection. Stuttgart alone accounts for around 11 per cent of all research and development funding in the Federal Republic of Germany. Consequently, companies in the region are particularly vulnerable to espionage attacks, which can take a variety of forms:

• Industrial espionage through attacks on IT infrastructure
• Industrial espionage through listening devices (wiretapping)
• Industrial espionage through the infiltration of informants
• Industrial espionage through the bribery of employees within the targeted company

For all these potential forms of industrial and corporate espionage, Kurtz Detective Agency Stuttgart provides solutions that you can explore in detail on the respective linked pages. Alternatively, we are, of course, happy to advise you personally by telephone: +49 711 7153 0028.