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Latest News - 2015

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TS team find £3,000 illegal tobacco in a shop's false ceiling

16 March 2015

16.03.15 - The branded cigarettes are believed to be counterfeit meaning that the manufacturer of the cigarettes is unknown and the cigarettes are of unknown quality.

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Beware of Counterfeit Drugs

16 March 2015

16.03.15 - Advice available from Bayer HealthCare

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Fake Nintendo games worth £113k on sale

14 March 2015

14.03.15 - The haul was discovered when Trading Standards officers swooped in West Bromwich High Street during a joint operation with police to crack down on counterfeiting, Wolverhampton Crown Court was told.

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Shopkeeper jailed for having counterfeit tobacco

13 March 2015

13.03.15 - A shopkeeper with premises in Hucknall and Sutton-in-Ashfield received a 21-week prison sentence for possessing counterfeit tobacco. Amir Ibrahim Ali, 24 of Palm Court, Nottingham, was sentenced at the city's crown court. He was found guilty of offences against the Trade Marks Act and the Consumer Protection Act, relating to Sutton Mini Market, in Brook Street, Sutton-in-Ashfield. He had pleaded not guilty.

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What to expect when products look the same

13 March 2015

13.03.15 - A short briefing note on the brand-related implications of standardised (plain) packaging for tobacco products, provided by the Anti-Counterfeiting Group and British Brands Group...

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Don't be caught out by fake motorcycle clothing & helmets

13 March 2015

13.03.15 - As well as the obvious goods such as alcohol, cigarettes and tobacco proving popular for the counterfeiters, riding gear and motorcycle parts have been targeted by some trying to make quick cash. Whether it's a brand new helmet that you're buying online, or a riding jacket that you've found for a bargain price at a local market – beware, as it might not be what it claims.

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Shopkeeper fined after counterfeit goods discovered

11 March 2015

11.03.15 - A shopkeeper has been sentenced after counterfeit goods were seized at his shop in Radcliffe. Bury trading standards officers, accompanied by the police and the tobacco detection dog Wagtails, visited Mohammed Amir's shop Bits n Bobs, in Dale Street, Radcliffe, in July and October 2013.

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Counterfeit cigarettes are poison

11 March 2015

11.03.15 - Some might see the trade in fake cigarettes as a victimless crime... Except it is not a victimless crime.

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Consett pubs selling 'screen wash' vodka

11 March 2015

11.03.15 - Durham police have applied for the Coach and Horses and Chaplains to be stripped of their licences after selling vodka 'unfit for human consumption'

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The economic cost of counterfeiting!

10 March 2015

10.03.15 - Nearly €5 billion and 50,000 jobs lost every year in the cosmetics and personal care sector due to counterfeiting... according to a new report from OHIM released today.

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About ACG

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.

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