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HOW IP CRIME IS DEALT WITH BY THE COURTS

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A major concern for our members is that proper deterrent measures must be available against those who commit IP crime, but our courts still tend to regard counterfeiting as a minor offence, akin to small-time fraud.
One of ACG's important aims is to increase awareness amongst the judiciary (magistrates and Crown Court judges) and amongst those appearing before them (solicitors, barristers, Crown Prosecution Service, local authority lawyers) of the true impact of this crime, both locally and nationally, and its links onwards to other serious organised crime worldwide.

Link to ACG flyer: Links to other serious organised crime

In addition to the criminal provisions of the Trade Marks Act, and the common law offence of conspiracy (often used in cases where proving trade mark offences might be difficult), a useful weapon against counterfeiters is the Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA) to trace and confiscate their assets, unless they can prove that those assets are NOT the proceeds of their criminal activity.

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Thanks to effective lobbying by ACG and other rights organisations in the Alliance Against IP Theft, IP crime is included in the list of 'lifestyle offences' which can trigger  POCA proceedings.

Link to Proceeds of Crime

Cases can be accessed via the links below and include the prosecutions of our most notorious UK counterfeiters, Ronald Priestley and Derek Davies.

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