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21 March 2015
21.03.15 - British shoppers have been warned to beware of counterfeit olive oil – as criminal gangs exploit a disastrous Italian harvest by selling potentially dangerous bootleg bottles.
19 March 2015
19.03.15 - An online trader caught selling counterfeit Sennhesier singing microphone products has been convicted by a UK court. The verdict was given late last month, after the 31-year old trader from Cricklewood, London was caught selling fake Sennheiser proucts online. The perpetrator admitted selling the counterfeit items with a total value of €235,000 to more than 7,000 online customers via Amazon.
19 March 2015
19.03.15 - A SHOPKEEPER from Derby who continued selling counterfeit cigarettes from his store despite being raided repeatedly by trading standards officers has been jailed for 36 weeks. Sarkaut Ali, of Cavendish Court, Derby, had shown a "blatant disregard" for public protection laws, said Judge William Hart. Iraqi-born Ali, 34, admitted fourteen offences against the Trademarks Act and 17 offences against the Consumer Protection Act at Gloucester Crown Court.
19 March 2015
19.03.15 - A warning has been issued to shopkeepers buying illicit alcohol from ‘the proverbial white van man', which could cause blindness and even death.
18 March 2015
18.03.15 - A market trader from Talbot Green who sold counterfeit designer baseball caps and smoking paraphernalia in a Rhondda town has been fined.
18 March 2015
18.03.15 - Sukhdev Singh Gill could face criminal charges after allegedly selling counterfeit Kommissar vodka spiked with potentially lethal chemicals.
17 March 2015
17.03.15 - A trader has been fined £1,533 for selling counterfeit Nike trainers at Dagenham Sunday Market, thanks to the work of Trading Standards Officers.
17 March 2015
17.03.15 - A Lytham company and its directors accused of offences involving having fake designer goods for sale has had the first hearing of the case at court.
17 March 2015
17.03.15 - Border Force officers at the inward freight controls at Dover's Eastern Docks have seized gold rings weighing 2.5 kilos and with a value of £22,000. The rings, which carry a variety of suspected to be counterfeit designer logos including Mercedes, Dolce & Gabbana and Armani, were discovered in the late evening of Saturday 14 March when officers stopped and searched a Romanian-registered lorry and its load of electrodes
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ACG represents more than 3,000 brands affected by this influx of fakes into the UK and delivers an international network of information, advice and contacts on all aspects of IP protection. Working with Government and law enforcement agencies since 1980, ACG is focused on providing an effective and sustained response to counterfeiting.
Membership with the ACG is the best way to work with government and enforcement bodies to protect your brand. Our Roadshows and training days help you reach out to police, trading standards and border force officers and tell them about your genuine products.