Retail clerk confuses embargoed stock at a store location with replenishment stock when restocking shelves.

Licensor changes an embargo date after product has already shipped to retail -retailer’s systems are never updated to reflect that change and product is set at the original date.

Large distributor receives and comingles embargoed and unembargoed products while fulfilling orders for small retail locations, and never passes through the embargo notification -independent retailer photographs product as new stock ready for sale and posts to social media.

Manager for a retail location fails to check new stock against embargo dates and fills empty space on shelf as soon as product arrives.

Retail clerk confuses embargoed stock at a store location with replenishment stock when restocking shelves.

Licensor changes an embargo date after product has already shipped to retail -retailer’s systems are never updated to reflect that change and product is set at the original date.

Large distributor receives and comingles embargoed and unembargoed products while fulfilling orders for small retail locations, and never passes through the embargo notification -independent retailer photographs product as new stock ready for sale and posts to social media.

Manager for a retail location fails to check new stock against embargo dates and fills empty space on shelf as soon as product arrives.

Retailer corporate offices implement leak incident investigation procedures and actively monitor for deviations from policy.

Standardized master carton markings are used for all embargoed product.

Standardized communications are sent to all parties holding or receiving embargoed stock.

Retailers configure POS system to link to an active monitoring system that can highlight early sales or attempted early sales of embargoed product; Licensee also monitors if data can be provided through API.

Embargoed stock shrink-wrapped or segregated at distribution centers or retail locations is inspected regularly to ensure no tampering or early set.

Licensee uses active monitoring service to alert for key words related to embargoed product, and targets social media and person-to-person sales apps (Craigslist, OfferUp) to discover leaked product quickly.