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14 May 2016
14.05.16 - Michele Brady, 51, used her living room and upstairs bedroom of her house in Jellicoe Close to store hundreds of boxes of the counterfeit products, which she then sold over Facebook.
13 May 2016
13.05.16 - Four gang members were arrested following an HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) operation in 2012, which tracked their illegal activities across the West Midlands and Milton Keynes. One of the four, along with a fifth man, was then caught reoffending while on bail in 2016.
13 May 2016
13.06.17 - A Colwyn Bay shopkeeper whose convenience store sold goods for Slovakians and eastern Europeans has been jailed for 120 days after trading standards officers and police dogs discovered hidden illicit tobacco products worth thousands of pounds.
12 May 2016
12.05.16 - From 2014 to 2015 the MHRA seized fake Viagra valued at £3,890,516 from a yearly total of counterfeit drugs of £8,696,067. From 2015 to 2016 this had tripled to £11,205,342, making up 90% of counterfeit drugs seized that year.
11 May 2016
11.05.16 - Officers from the Heanor and Loscoe Safer Neighbourhood Policing Team joined Derbyshire County Council Trading Standards Officers for the operation on Friday, May 6 as part of an ongoing joint initiative by Derbyshire police and Derbyshire trading standards to target the sale of illicit tobacco in the county.
10 May 2016
10.05.16 - Under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002, Musejee was ordered to pay back £100,000 after the Court determined that he had made this sum from his criminal activity. If the amount is not paid within three months, Musejee faces a prison sentence of two years in default. He must also pay £3,000 in costs.
10 May 2016
10.05.16 - This strategy sets out how the government will make effective, proportionate and accessible enforcement of IP rights a priority for the next four years. The UK has been independently assessed as a world leader in enforcement. To deliver all this we will continue to work with our domestic and international partners from industry, law enforcement and government, to address the multiple and growing challenges posed by IP infringement and counterfeiting.
09 May 2016
The latest ACG IP Roadshow was held on 5 May 2016 at Celtic Football Club, Glasgow. More than 35 brands exhibited and nearly 100 delegates attended from the police, trading standards and customs.
09 May 2016
09.05.16 - The court was told 148 bottles of Kommissar vodka were recovered from the Coach and Horses pub and 174 bottles from Chaplains, along with seven bottles of Crown vodka.
09 May 2016
09.05.16 - Darlington Magistrates’ Court heard today (Monday, May 9) that Fergal Hague bought the sunglasses for £5 a pair off Ebay, then sold them on at £30 a pair after advertising them as genuine Oakleys.
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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.