Case Study: CATAN Studio Boosts Sales by Removing 224K Counterfeits with Red Points

How CATAN boosted sales by taking down 224k counterfeits

CATAN STUDIO, the company behind the iconic board game CATAN, faced a growing counterfeit problem as fake products flooded online marketplaces. What began as a manageable issue turned into a major challenge after 2015, with rising material losses, negative customer reviews, and an overwhelmed manual takedown process handled by internal IP specialists and lawyers. CATAN STUDIO turned to Red Points and its counterfeit monitoring and brand protection service to help address the issue.

Red Points implemented always-on counterfeit monitoring and automatic takedowns, allowing CATAN STUDIO to remove fake listings at scale and shift its legal team toward proactive IP work. The results were significant: Red Points helped take down 224,359 counterfeit units worth $7,749,828 over 3.5 years, with an 80.2% enforcement success rate, preventing more than 20,000 fraudulent transactions and contributing to CATAN’s highest revenue year in 2020.

CATAN STUDIO

Pete Fenton

Chief Executive Officer