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26 October 2016
26.10.16 - The shutters came down for illegal traders in Leeds city centre earlier this month, following a planned operation to seize fake goods. The police, Trading Standards and members of the Anti-Counterfeiting Group (ACG) targeted eight street traders selling fake phone cases and other cheap imitation products.
26 October 2016
26.10.16 - Over recent years the atmosphere in Camden has been eroded by black market traders: peddling counterfeit and unsafe products to unsuspecting consumers; undermining legitimate trade; and stripping the UK economy of much needed revenue.
25 October 2016
25.10.16 - Baroness Neville-Rolfe speaks on enforcement and Intellectual Property crime.
22 October 2016
22.10.16 - Following complaints from local shops, Cornwall Council's Trading Standards officers had caught Gala Richardson, 39, with almost 200 fake fashion baseball caps in St Ives in the summer of 2013.
20 October 2016
20.10.16 A Hull man who oversaw a plot to post suitcases containing more than a tonne of illicit tobacco to the UK from Spain has been jailed. David Glenn Sinclair, 52, was investigated by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) after workers at a delivery firm depot in Dewsbury became suspicious of packages bound for his home on Wawne Lodge
19 October 2016
19.10.16 On 4th October 2016 at Brent Magistrates Court, Ms Nigina Akram pleaded guilty to eight Trade Marks Act 1994 offences following seizures from her stalls at Harrow & Portobello markets and was sentenced to 100 hours community service.
17 October 2016
17.10.16 A couple who masterminded a nationwide counterfeit tobacco production racket capable of robbing the taxpayer of £1 million a week, have been sentenced.
15 October 2016
15.10.16 The Anti-Counterfeiting Group hosted its annual intellectual property (IP) conference in London on Thursday 13 October and attracted IP experts from around the world.
14 October 2016
14.10.16 - TACKLING counterfeiting continues to be a major task for Fife Trading Standards. Whether it be cigarettes or alcohol, Trading Standards work hard to ensure that counterfeiters are caught and the work done has received a national award.
11 October 2016
11.10.16 - Plymouth City Council's Trading Standards Team are warning people not to risk selling counterfeit goods for extra money before Christmas after a number of seizures in the city.
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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.