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Latest News - 2016

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Farmers urged to watch out for illegal counterfeit pesticides

08 March 2016

08.03.16 - Trade in illegal pesticides, involving organised criminal gangs, is increasing around the world. It is estimated that 7-10% of pesticides on the EU market are illegal and just last year Europol seized 190 tonnes of illegal counterfeit pesticides on the continent.

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Darlington shop sentenced after sniffer dogs find 1000s counterfeit cigarettes in police raid

08 March 2016

08.03.16 - Omar Qambari, who owns the Easy Shop on Victoria Road, appeared at Darlington Magistrates Court yesterday. (Monday, March 7). He pleaded guilty to trade mark and consumer health offences after specialist search dogs led Trading Standards staff straight to 'sophisticated concealed storage locations' in hollowed out doors and behind hidden panels.

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Marc Elliott from Rhondda sold counterfeit goods from a van outside his home

08 March 2016

08.03.16 - A shower gel from a fake Chanel gift set was found to contain ingredients not listed on the labelling, which would be harmful to someone allergic to them.

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Northampton shopkeeper gets suspended prison sentence for selling counterfeit tobacco

03 March 2016

03.03.16 - Shamal Babakir pleaded guilty to seven offences of selling counterfeit, non-duty paid and foreign-labelled tobacco from his shop Mini Euro, in Wellingborough Road, Northampton, following an investigation by Northamptonshire County Council's Trading Standards.

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UKIPO attachés have helped protect ‘£440m' of IP assets

02 March 2016

02.03.16 - New figures released today point to the outstanding work of the IPO's attachés – based in China, Brazil, South East Asia, and India – who have now advised more than 14,000 UK businesses operating overseas.

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Leicestershire Police & Trading Standards seize haul of counterfeit goods

02 March 2016

02.03.16 - HMRC teamed up with Leicestershire Police and Trading Standards to clamp down of the sale of illegal products.

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Licence suspended at Hereford shop after illegal tobacco found

02 March 2016

02.03.16 - Herefordshire Council's regulatory sub committee agreed to the measure at a hearing on Tuesday after a joint police and Herefordshire Council Trading Standards operation uncovered illegal tobacco at Zabka on Eign Gate.

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Trader prosecuted for selling counterfeit goods

01 March 2016

01.03.16 - A 62 year old Penpedairheol resident has pleaded guilty to 14 separate charges relating to the sale of counterfeit items and perfumes, following a Caerphilly Trading Standards investigation.

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Newham Council sends £75k worth of illegal alcohol for destruction

01 March 2016

01.03.16 - Cllr Ian Corbett, mayoral advisor for environment and leisure, and chairman of the licensing sub-committee, said: “Breaching licensing conditions, selling counterfeit booze and not paying alcohol duty are not victimless crimes.

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A Shefford man who tried to profit from counterfeit goods has instead found himself severely out of pocket.

26 February 2016

26.02.16 - The dodgy goods were uncovered during a raid by the council's trading standards officers on a garage in Shefford in December 2014.

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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.

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